oxygen

\ˈɑk.sə.dʒən\

/\ˈɑk.sə.dʒən\/ noun

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The verdict

“oxygen” is uncommon French (frequency #66,191 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,191
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (nomenclature UICPA) Oxygène (l’élément chimique O).

Corpus desk

Index FR-oxygen · oxygen · French

oxygen · rank #66,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,191
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH oxydants

Nearest frequency peer: oxydants (-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 « oxygen »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « oxygen » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oxygen
PropertyValue
Headwordoxygen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɑk.sə.dʒən\
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « oxygen » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.oxygentombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « oxydants » (#66,190), « Pacheco » (#66,193), « Ougandaise » (#66,188). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oxygen » est au #66,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxygen is uncommon French at frequency #66,191 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɑk.sə.dʒən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for oxygen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is oxygen, spelled O-X-Y-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (nomenclature UICPA) Oxygène (l’élément chimique O).
  2. 2
    Atome d’oxygène.
  3. 3
    Dioxygène (oxygène moléculaire, O₂).
  4. 4
    Oxygène (mélange gazeux utilisé pour l’assistance respiratoire).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. If the oxygen abundance in the atmosphere were to drop below 44 percent of its current value, life on Earth as we know it would perish.… In addition, fires burn more rapidly with increased oxygen concentration.

Synonyms

sourstuff

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 "oxygen"?
"oxygen" is spelled O-X-Y-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɑk.sə.dʒən\.
What does "oxygen" mean?
As a noun, "oxygen" means: (nomenclature UICPA) Oxygène (l’élément chimique O).
How do you pronounce "oxygen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxygen" is \ˈɑk.sə.dʒən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list