osso buco
\ɔ.so.bu.ko\
The verdict
“osso buco” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plat d’origine italienne composé de rouelles de jarret de veau cuisinées avec du vin blanc, un peu de bouillon, des tomates et des épices.
Corpus desk
Index FR-osso-buco · osso buco · French
osso buco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | osso buco |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.so.bu.ko\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « osso buco » en français
Rare enough to double-check
osso buco is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.so.bu.ko\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plat d’origine italienne composé de rouelles de jarret de veau cuisinées avec du vin blanc, un peu de bouillon, des tomates et des épices.".
osso buco has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is osso buco, spelled O-S-S-O- -B-U-C-O.
Definition
- 1Plat d’origine italienne composé de rouelles de jarret de veau cuisinées avec du vin blanc, un peu de bouillon, des tomates et des épices.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how osso buco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le garçon leur apporta à tous deux un osso buco copieux et odorant.
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.