ombrageux
\ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\
The verdict
“ombrageux” is uncommon French (frequency #75,965 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,965
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui produit de l'ombre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ombrageux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,965 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ombrageux” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ombrageux is uncommon French at frequency #75,965 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ombrageux in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ombrageux, spelled O-M-B-R-A-G-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui produit de l'ombre.
- 2Se dit au propre des chevaux, des mulets, etc., qui sont sujets à avoir peur et à s’arrêter, ou à se jeter subitement de côté, quand ils voient leur ombre ou quelque objet qui les surprend.
- 3Se dit d’une personne qui s’inquiète pour la moindre raison.
- 4Qui est porté à prendre ombrage, à s’offusquer pour un rien.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ombrageux”
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- The one correct French spelling is O-M-B-R-A-G-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.