ombre au tableau
\ɔ̃.bʁ‿o ta.blo\
The verdict
“ombre au tableau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défaut qui accompagne parfois les beautés d’un ouvrage, les bonnes qualités d’une personne, les avantages d’une affaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ombre-au-tableau · ombre au tableau · French
ombre au tableau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ombre au tableau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ̃.bʁ‿o ta.blo\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ombre au tableau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ombre au tableau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ̃.bʁ‿o ta.blo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Défaut qui accompagne parfois les beautés d’un ouvrage, les bonnes qualités d’une personne, les avantages d’une affaire.".
ombre au tableau has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ombre au tableau, spelled O-M-B-R-E- -A-U- -T-A-B-L-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Défaut qui accompagne parfois les beautés d’un ouvrage, les bonnes qualités d’une personne, les avantages d’une affaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ombre au tableau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aujourd’hui, je vais bientôt me marier. Je suis heureuse, mais il y a tout de même une ombre au tableau.
Seule ombre au tableau, quand il confesse, gêné aux entournures, qu’il ne connaît pas le DJ Martin Solveig, chargé d’animer la soirée.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.