Orangina

\ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ʒi.na\

/\ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ʒi.na\/ noun

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The verdict

“Orangina” is uncommon French (frequency #54,138 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,138
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boisson gazeuse sucrée et non alcoolisée à base d’oranges et de citrons.

Key facts for Orangina
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrangina
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ʒi.na\
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Orangina” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Orangina lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Orangina is uncommon French at frequency #54,138 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ʒi.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boisson gazeuse sucrée et non alcoolisée à base d’oranges et de citrons.".

Orangina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Orangina, spelled O-R-A-N-G-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boisson gazeuse sucrée et non alcoolisée à base d’oranges et de citrons.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Orangina"?
"Orangina" is spelled O-R-A-N-G-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ʒi.na\.
What does "Orangina" mean?
As a noun, "Orangina" means: Boisson gazeuse sucrée et non alcoolisée à base d’oranges et de citrons.
How do you pronounce "Orangina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Orangina" is \ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ʒi.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Orangina" come from?
"Orangina" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Orangina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-R-A-N-G-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ.ʁɑ̃.ʒi.na\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list