oncle

\ɔ̃kl\

/\ɔ̃kl\/ noun

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The verdict

“oncle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,415
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frère ou beau-frère de l’un des parents.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oncle · oncle · French

oncle · rank #3,415 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,415
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH métiers

Nearest frequency peer: métiers (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « oncle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « oncle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

oncle vs one
60% similar
oncle vs onze
60% similar
oncle vs onde
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for oncle
PropertyValue
Headwordoncle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ̃kl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,415
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « oncle »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.onclese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « métiers » (#3,414), « parlementaire » (#3,416), « médical » (#3,413). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oncle » est au #3,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around oncle (IPA \ɔ̃kl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,415 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for oncle, with forms such as "nocle", "ocnle", and "onccle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "one", "onze", "onde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 oncle, spelled O-N-C-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frère ou beau-frère de l’un des parents.
  2. 2
    Conjoint masculin d’un membre de la fratrie d'un des parents (d’une tante ou d’un oncle).
  3. 3
    En Russie, nom donné par les enfants aux hommes adultes.
  4. 4
    Usurier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rabalan était le dernier représentant d’une famille de sorciers qui, durant plus d’un siècle, régnèrent dans Trélotte. Son arrière-grand-père, son grand-père, son père, tous ses oncles et tous ses cousins avaient été sorciers, et l’on racontait d’eux des choses terribles et merveilleuses.
  2. Jamais aucun oncle n’astreignit aussi implacablement ses petits-neveux à écouter le tic-tac de sa grosse montre.

Synonyms

mononcletontonusurier

This word in other languages

uncle(English)tío(Español)Onkel(Deutsch)tio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nocle
  • ocnle
  • onccle
  • oncel
  • onclle
  • onlce
  • onncle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oncle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nocle2ocnle2onccle1oncel2onclle1onlce2onncle1
Edit distance from "oncle"

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 "oncle"?
"oncle" is spelled O-N-C-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ̃kl\.
What does "oncle" mean?
As a noun, "oncle" means: Frère ou beau-frère de l’un des parents.
What words are commonly confused with "oncle"?
"oncle" is commonly confused with "one", "onze", "onde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oncle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oncle" is \ɔ̃kl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oncle" come from?
"oncle" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poète#3,418marge#3,410rends#3,420aille#3,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

alliés7 variantsBombe7 variantsbassin7 variantsaccent7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list