OQTF
French, noun/o.ky.te.ɛf/
OQTF is spelled O-Q-T-F (4 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 86,540th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). OQTF is a French feminine noun meaning “initialism of obligation de quitter le territoire français (“obligation to leave France”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(Au féminin) Mesure administrative d’éloignement des étrangers en situation irrégulière”.
What does OQTF mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitialism of obligation de quitter le territoire français (“obligation to leave France”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Au féminin) Mesure administrative d’éloignement des étrangers en situation irrégulière. 2. Personne étrangère en situation irrégulière visée par une mesure d'éloignement
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 OQTF
- OQTFs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce OQTF?
- /o.ky.te.ɛf/
- \o.ky.te.ɛf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is OQTF in French?
OQTF appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).