omicron
French, noun/ɔ.mi.kʁɔ̃/
omicron is spelled O-M-I-C-R-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 104,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Omicron is a French masculine noun meaning “omicron (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “ο, Ο, quinzième lettre et cinquième voyelle de l’alphabet grec”.
What does omicron mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineomicron (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ο, Ο, quinzième lettre et cinquième voyelle de l’alphabet grec.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of omicron
- omicrons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce omicron?
- /ɔ.mi.kʁɔ̃/
- /ɔ.mi.kʁɔn/
- \o.mi.kʁɔn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to omicron
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is omicron in French?
omicron appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).