ondée
\ɔ̃.de\
The verdict
“ondée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluie qui vient tout à coup et qui ne dure pas longtemps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ondee · ondée · French
ondée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | ondée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ̃.de\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ondée » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ondée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ̃.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluie qui vient tout à coup et qui ne dure pas longtemps.".
ondée has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ondée, spelled O-N-D-É-E.
Definition
- 1Pluie qui vient tout à coup et qui ne dure pas longtemps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ondée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant de longues heures nous marchons en silence, ne regardant ni à droite ni à gauche, la tête baissée sous nos capuchons pour nous garantir de l’ondée cinglante.
Vers midi et demi, nous tirons le déjeuner des sacs, au café de la Bagnolle. La fin du séjour est marquée par une violente ondée qui vide les terrasses !
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.