ornithogale
\ɔʁ.ni.tɔ.gal\
The verdict
“ornithogale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante bulbeuse de la famille des Liliacées (classification classique) ou des Hyacinthacées (classification phylogénétique) ; il en existe plus de 200 espèces.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ornithogale · ornithogale · French
ornithogale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | ornithogale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔʁ.ni.tɔ.gal\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ornithogale » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ornithogale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔʁ.ni.tɔ.gal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante bulbeuse de la famille des Liliacées (classification classique) ou des Hyacinthacées (classification phylogénétique) ; il en existe plus de 200 espèces.".
ornithogale has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ornithogale, spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-O-G-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Plante bulbeuse de la famille des Liliacées (classification classique) ou des Hyacinthacées (classification phylogénétique) ; il en existe plus de 200 espèces.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ornithogale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'ornithogale en ombelle (Ornithogalum umbellatum) est appelée communément dame d'onze heures car ses fleurs s'ouvrent au plein soleil et se referment le soir.
Le muguet est proche parent de l’ornithogale ; il appartient à la famille des liliacées, à la tribu des asparagées.
This word in other languages
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.