Oubangui
\u.bɑ̃.ɡi\
The verdict
“Oubangui” is uncommon French (frequency #67,755 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,755
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rivière d’Afrique équatoriale, affluent majeur du fleuve Congo, séparant le Congo-Kinshasa du Congo-Brazzaville et de la Centrafrique, formé à la confluence des rivières Mbomou (Mbomu) et Ouélé (Ue...
Corpus desk
Index FR-oubangui · Oubangui · French
Oubangui · rank #67,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,755
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH Oronte
Nearest frequency peer: Oronte (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Oubangui »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- orel
orel
32,250 corpus weight
- orientable
orientable
32,249 corpus weight
- Oronte
Oronte
32,247 corpus weight
- Oubangui
Oubangui
32,246 corpus weight
- ourdou
ourdou
32,245 corpus weight
- Ouédraogo
Ouédraogo
32,244 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Oubangui » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oubangui |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \u.bɑ̃.ɡi\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #67,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Oubangui » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Oubangui is uncommon French at frequency #67,755 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \u.bɑ̃.ɡi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rivière d’Afrique équatoriale, affluent majeur du fleuve Congo, séparant le Congo-Kinshasa du Congo-Brazzaville et de la Centrafrique, formé à la confluence des rivières Mbomou (Mbomu) et Ouélé (Ue...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Oubangui in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Oubangui, spelled O-U-B-A-N-G-U-I.
Definition
- 1Rivière d’Afrique équatoriale, affluent majeur du fleuve Congo, séparant le Congo-Kinshasa du Congo-Brazzaville et de la Centrafrique, formé à la confluence des rivières Mbomou (Mbomu) et Ouélé (Uele).
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 "Oubangui"?
What does "Oubangui" mean?
How do you pronounce "Oubangui"?
What language does "Oubangui" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oubangui", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).