onze
French, number/ɔ̃z/
onze is spelled O-N-Z-E (4 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,747th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Onze is a French number meaning “eleven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does onze mean in English?
number
- 1
eleven
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dix plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 11. 2. Onzième.
noun: 1. Nombre 11, entier naturel après dix. 2. Chose portant le numéro onze. 3. Onzième jour du mois. 4. Équipe de football, qui comporte 11 joueurs.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of onze
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔ̃z\ invariable
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce onze?
- /ɔ̃z/
- \ɔ̃z\
- [ɔ̃z]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to onze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is onze in French?
onze appears 20 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).