oneille

\ɔ.nɛj\

/\ɔ.nɛj\/ noun

The verdict

“oneille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Oreille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oneille · oneille · French

oneille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for oneille
PropertyValue
Headwordoneille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.nɛj\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « oneille » en français

oneillesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oneille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.nɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oreille.".

oneille has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is oneille, spelled O-N-E-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oreille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sabre à finances, corne de ma gidouille, madame la financière, j’ai des oneilles pour parler et vous une bouche pour m’entendre.
  2. Alors (mais seulement alors), il réveillèrent Karascon en lui incinérant des petits bouts de bois dans les oneilles (vous voyez qui j’allusionne ?) et ils lui dirent d’aller bien vite se coucher […]

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oneille"?
"oneille" is spelled O-N-E-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.nɛj\.
What does "oneille" mean?
As a noun, "oneille" means: Oreille.
How do you pronounce "oneille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oneille" is \ɔ.nɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oneille" come from?
"oneille" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list