œuf sur le plat

\œf syʁ lə pla\

/\œf syʁ lə pla\/ noun

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The verdict

“œuf sur le plat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Œuf frit dans une poêle, sans mélanger le blanc au jaune.

Key facts for œuf sur le plat
PropertyValue
Headwordœuf sur le plat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\œf syʁ lə pla\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “œuf sur le plat” sits in French frequency

œuf sur le plat falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

œuf sur le plat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \œf syʁ lə pla\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Œuf frit dans une poêle, sans mélanger le blanc au jaune.".

Zero misspellings are on record for œuf sur le plat in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 œuf sur le plat, spelled Œ-U-F- -S-U-R- -L-E- -P-L-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Œuf frit dans une poêle, sans mélanger le blanc au jaune.

Synonyms

œuf au platœuf miroir

This word in other languages

fried egg(English)huevo frito(Español)Spiegelei(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "œuf sur le plat"?
"œuf sur le plat" is spelled Œ-U-F- -S-U-R- -L-E- -P-L-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \œf syʁ lə pla\.
What does "œuf sur le plat" mean?
As a noun, "œuf sur le plat" means: Œuf frit dans une poêle, sans mélanger le blanc au jaune.
How do you pronounce "œuf sur le plat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œuf sur le plat" is \œf syʁ lə pla\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œuf sur le plat" come from?
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Using “œuf sur le plat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Œ-U-F- -S-U-R- -L-E- -P-L-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \œf syʁ lə pla\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list