omoplate

\ɔ.mɔ.plat\

/\ɔ.mɔ.plat\/ noun

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The verdict

“omoplate” is uncommon French (frequency #55,480 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,480
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Os large, mince et triangulaire, qui forme la partie postérieure de l’épaule et auquel s’articule l’os du bras.

Corpus desk

Index FR-omoplate · omoplate · French

omoplate · rank #55,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,480
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ombudsman

Nearest frequency peer: ombudsman (-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 « omoplate »

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 « omoplate » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for omoplate
PropertyValue
Headwordomoplate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.mɔ.plat\
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,480
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « omoplate » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.omoplatetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « ombudsman » (#55,479), « oni » (#55,481), « oléoducs » (#55,478). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « omoplate » est au #55,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

omoplate is uncommon French at frequency #55,480 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.mɔ.plat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for omoplate in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is omoplate, spelled O-M-O-P-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Os large, mince et triangulaire, qui forme la partie postérieure de l’épaule et auquel s’articule l’os du bras.
  2. 2
    Plat de l’épaule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le dégraissage, réalisé dans les années 1990, est insuffisant : les os suintent de graisse brune à l’odeur rance. Les vertèbres, côtes et omoplates sont les plus touchées.
  2. Lors des banquets, des déjeuners ou des dîners de fête, il était d’usage que le convive qui recevait l’omoplate de la bête égorgée regarde à l’intérieur de l’os ; il y voyait à distance ceux qu’il désirait voir, ou comprenait à sa façon ce qu’il se passait chez lui ou chez quelqu’un d’autre dont il désirait avoir des nouvelles.

Synonyms

scapula

This word in other languages

shoulder blade(English)paletilla(Español)Schulterblatt(Deutsch)

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 "omoplate"?
"omoplate" is spelled O-M-O-P-L-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.mɔ.plat\.
What does "omoplate" mean?
As a noun, "omoplate" means: Os large, mince et triangulaire, qui forme la partie postérieure de l’épaule et auquel s’articule l’os du bras.
How do you pronounce "omoplate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "omoplate" is \ɔ.mɔ.plat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "omoplate" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oléoducs#55,478nuisette#55,472nudistes#55,470parlerez#55,490

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list