ovo
\ˈo.vo\
The verdict
“ovo” is uncommon French (frequency #69,288 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,288
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Œuf.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ovo · ovo · French
ovo · rank #69,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,288
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH ourlets
Nearest frequency peer: ourlets (-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 « ovo »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Ornella
Ornella
30,716 corpus weight
- ornières
ornières
30,715 corpus weight
- ourlets
ourlets
30,714 corpus weight
- ovo
ovo
30,713 corpus weight
- paléographie
paléographie
30,711 corpus weight
- panis
panis
30,710 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ovo » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ovo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈo.vo\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #69,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ovo » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ovo is uncommon French at frequency #69,288 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈo.vo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ovo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ovo, spelled O-V-O.
Definition
- 1Œuf.
- 2Œuf.
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.
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