ozu
/ˈod͡zu/
The verdict
“ozu” is uncommon French (frequency #74,259 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,259
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Génitif singulier de ohcu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ozu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈod͡zu/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #74,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ozu” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ozu is uncommon French at frequency #74,259 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈod͡zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ozu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ozu, spelled O-Z-U.
Definition
- 1Génitif singulier de ohcu.
- 2Accusatif singulier de ohcu.
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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Using “ozu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-Z-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈod͡zu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.