oncques
\ɔ̃k\
The verdict
“oncques” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jamais, Variante orthographique de onques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oncques · oncques · French
oncques · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | oncques |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɔ̃k\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « oncques » en français
Rare enough to double-check
oncques is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɔ̃k\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jamais, Variante orthographique de onques.".
Zero misspellings are on record for oncques in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 oncques, spelled O-N-C-Q-U-E-S.
Definition
- 1Jamais, Variante orthographique de onques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oncques appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Femme je suis povrette et ancienne, Ne riens ne sçay ; oncques lettre ne leuz
Ce bon religieux, s’avisant qu’elle était aussi simple que belle, l’emmena sur son âne en lui faisant croire que l’ange Gabriel l’attendait dans un fourré du bois pour lui mettre des jarretières de perles. On croit que le loup la mangea car on ne la revit oncques plus.
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.