onn
\ˈɔ̃nː\
The verdict
“onn” is uncommon French (frequency #74,246 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,246
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frênes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-onn · onn · French
onn · rank #74,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,246
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH olivine
Nearest frequency peer: olivine (-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 « onn »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- officieuses
officieuses
25,758 corpus weight
- ohms
ohms
25,757 corpus weight
- olivine
olivine
25,756 corpus weight
- onn
onn
25,755 corpus weight
- Onofrio
Onofrio
25,754 corpus weight
- orangis
orangis
25,753 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « onn » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | onn |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɔ̃nː\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #74,246 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « onn » en français
Rare enough to double-check
onn is uncommon French at frequency #74,246 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɔ̃nː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for onn in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is onn, spelled O-N-N.
Definition
- 1Frênes.
- 2Bois de frêne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how onn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dalcʼhet gant ur chadenn ouzh un orjalenn stennet etre gaol un onnenn e-toull ar porzh ha penn all an ti e stag al loen da lavigañ ha da gonnariñ evel ar seizhtanfoeltr ouzh an estrenien.
Evit ober paniri va zad a lak gwial onn ken tev ha va biz en ur moul kromm ma kemerint ur stumm ront.
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.
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