optométrie
\ɔp.tɔ.me.tʁi\
The verdict
“optométrie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble des procédés médicaux destiné à mesurer les propriétés optiques de l’œil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-optometrie · optométrie · French
optométrie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | optométrie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔp.tɔ.me.tʁi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « optométrie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
optométrie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔp.tɔ.me.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des procédés médicaux destiné à mesurer les propriétés optiques de l’œil.".
No misspelling variants are generated for optométrie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is optométrie, spelled O-P-T-O-M-É-T-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des procédés médicaux destiné à mesurer les propriétés optiques de l’œil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how optométrie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De plus, la famille n’est pas admissible aux prestations spéciales de l’aide sociale comme les soins dentaires et d’optométrie, les frais de déplacement à l’hôpital, etc.
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.