oronge
\ɔ.ʁɔ̃ʒ\
The verdict
“oronge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amanite à chapeau orangé, qui croît surtout dans le Midi, comestible et estimé pour son goût.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oronge · oronge · French
oronge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | oronge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.ʁɔ̃ʒ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
oronge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.ʁɔ̃ʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for oronge in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is oronge, spelled O-R-O-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1Amanite à chapeau orangé, qui croît surtout dans le Midi, comestible et estimé pour son goût.
- 2Amanite des Césars.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oronge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Voilà qu'à dîner on sert un grand plat d'oronges.
Regroupant des espèces aussi diverses que l’amanite tue-mouche, la très vénéneuse amanite phalloïde, ou encore des espèces comestibles prisées des gourmets, telle l’oronge, le genre des amanites constitue l’une des plus riches d’espèces et des mieux étudiés qui soit.
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.