oseille

\ɔ.zɛj\

/\ɔ.zɛj\/ noun

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The verdict

“oseille” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,388
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante potagère de la famille des Polygonacées d’un goût acide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oseille · oseille · French

oseille · rank #33,388 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,388
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ortega

Nearest frequency peer: Ortega (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « oseille »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « oseille » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

oseille vs ouille
71% similar
oseille vs oreille
86% similar
oseille vs oreilles
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for oseille
PropertyValue
Headwordoseille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.zɛj\
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,388
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « oseille »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).oseillese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Ortega » (#33,387), « Ousmane » (#33,389), « ornementation » (#33,386). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oseille » est au #33,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around oseille (IPA \ɔ.zɛj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,388 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for oseille, with forms such as "oesille", "oseile", and "oseilel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ouille", "oreille", "oreilles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is oseille, spelled O-S-E-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante potagère de la famille des Polygonacées d’un goût acide.
  2. 2
    Argent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how oseille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les diverses espèces d’oseille semblent avoir, dès l’origine, poussé spontanément en Europe. Puis les Anciens les ont cultivées pour leur usage culinaire et c’est surtout à partir du XIVᵉ siècle qu’on les trouve à la base de nombreuses sauces.
  2. Le saumon et l’oseille font un mariage classique, mais en papillote, c’est plus original !

Synonyms

patiencerumex

This word in other languages

sorrel(English)acedera(Español)Sauerampfer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oesille
  • oseile
  • oseilel
  • oselile
  • osielle
  • osseille
  • soeille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oseille - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oesille2oseile1oseilel2oselile2osielle2osseille1soeille2
Edit distance from "oseille"

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 "oseille"?
"oseille" is spelled O-S-E-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.zɛj\.
What does "oseille" mean?
As a noun, "oseille" means: Plante potagère de la famille des Polygonacées d’un goût acide.
What words are commonly confused with "oseille"?
"oseille" is commonly confused with "ouille", "oreille", "oreilles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oseille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oseille" is \ɔ.zɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oseille" come from?
"oseille" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oseille", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ousmane#33,389pailles#33,390orfèvre#33,382pendent#33,396

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

logée7 variantsrotor7 variantsLavoie7 variantsJenner7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list