oreillard
\ɔ.ʁɛ.jaʁ\
The verdict
“oreillard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont les oreilles sont longues, basses, pendantes ou mal plantées.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oreillard · oreillard · French
oreillard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | oreillard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.ʁɛ.jaʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « oreillard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
oreillard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.ʁɛ.jaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
oreillard has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 oreillard, spelled O-R-E-I-L-L-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Dont les oreilles sont longues, basses, pendantes ou mal plantées.
- 2Qui a de longues oreilles, comme les lapins.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oreillard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un cheval oreillard, une jument oreillarde.
Il s’agissait d’une vaste cage grillagée mobile peinturlurée en rouge & bleu, que le grand-père avait dû confectionner, qui permettait à la gent oreillarde de brouter l’herbe fraîche à la belle saison dans le pré & de se dégourdir les pattes.
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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.