oripeau
\ɔ.ʁi.po\
The verdict
“oripeau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lame de laiton très mince polie et brillante, qui de loin a l’éclat de l’or et qui était utilisé en passementerie. → voir clinquant
Corpus desk
Index FR-oripeau · oripeau · French
oripeau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | oripeau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.ʁi.po\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
oripeau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.ʁi.po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for oripeau in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is oripeau, spelled O-R-I-P-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Lame de laiton très mince polie et brillante, qui de loin a l’éclat de l’or et qui était utilisé en passementerie. → voir clinquant
- 2Étoffes lamées, qui attirent l’œil et qui, vues à distance, font un certain effet.
- 3Méchants habits, guenilles.
- 4Choses qui brillent, qui ont un éclat apparent et sous lesquelles il n’y a rien de solide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oripeau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une très grande partie des ressources réunies par nos ménages du XXᵉ siècle passe en oripeaux inutiles, en colifichets, en fioles, en brimborions, en honoraires de coiffeurs, en cosmétiques.
Mais quand donc en aurons-nous fini avec les emblèmes, les symboles, rocamboles séditieux et politico-religieux, drapeaux et oripeaux ?… Assez, qui qu’en grogne ! Assez comme cela ! […] — Un emballeur, qui ne s’emballe pas, et qui s’en bat l’œil
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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.