ombrageux

\ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\

/\ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\/ adj

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The verdict

“ombrageux” is uncommon French (frequency #75,965 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,965
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui produit de l'ombre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ombrageux · ombrageux · French

ombrageux · rank #75,965 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,965
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH oliv

Nearest frequency peer: oliv (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ombrageux »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ombrageux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ombrageux
PropertyValue
Headwordombrageux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ombrageux » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ombrageuxtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « oliv » (#75,964), « opal » (#75,966), « oppriment » (#75,967). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « ombrageux » est au #75,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ombrageux is uncommon French at frequency #75,965 among 1,642 “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

  1. 1
    Qui produit de l'ombre.
  2. 2
    Se 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.
  3. 3
    Se dit d’une personne qui s’inquiète pour la moindre raison.
  4. 4
    Qui est porté à prendre ombrage, à s’offusquer pour un rien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ombrageux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On a trouvé le moyen de dépouiller de leurs feuilles les ombrageux mûriers qui sont le plus bel ornement de la place Castellane, et cela, pour l'énorme et fabuleuse somme de vingt-cinq francs.
  2. Tel un cheval ombrageux à qui on oublie de mettre les œillères.

Synonyms

méfiantinquietfarouchedérobard

Antonyms

sereinconfianttranquille

This word in other languages

umbrageous(English)schreckhaft(Deutsch)sombrio(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ombrageux"?
"ombrageux" is spelled O-M-B-R-A-G-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\.
What does "ombrageux" mean?
As an adjective, "ombrageux" means: Qui produit de l'ombre.
How do you pronounce "ombrageux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ombrageux" is \ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ombrageux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oppriment#75,967ovarienne#75,973négociera#75,955percuteur#75,996

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list