Ormuz

\ɔʁ.muz\

/\ɔʁ.muz\/ name

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The verdict

“Ormuz” is uncommon French (frequency #75,059 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,059
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Île située entre le golfe Persique et le golfe d’Oman, qui donne son nom au détroit reliant ces deux mers.

Key facts for Ormuz
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrmuz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɔʁ.muz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,059
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ormuz” 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). Ormuz lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ormuz is uncommon French at frequency #75,059 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɔʁ.muz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Île située entre le golfe Persique et le golfe d’Oman, qui donne son nom au détroit reliant ces deux mers.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ormuz, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Ormuz, spelled O-R-M-U-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Île située entre le golfe Persique et le golfe d’Oman, qui donne son nom au détroit reliant ces deux mers.

This word in other languages

Hormuz(English)

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 "Ormuz"?
"Ormuz" is spelled O-R-M-U-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.muz\.
What does "Ormuz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ormuz" means: Île située entre le golfe Persique et le golfe d’Oman, qui donne son nom au détroit reliant ces deux mers.
How do you pronounce "Ormuz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ormuz" is \ɔʁ.muz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ormuz" come from?
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Using “Ormuz”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-R-M-U-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔʁ.muz\ (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