œufs brouillés

\ø bʁu.je\

/\ø bʁu.je\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Préparation d’œufs entiers, d’un corps gras (habituellement du beurre) et de sel, constamment remués (et non battus) avec un fouet, à température douce d’un bain-marie, à la consistance crémeuse et...

Key facts for œufs brouillés
PropertyValue
Headwordœufs brouillés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ø bʁu.je\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “œufs brouillés” sits in French frequency

œufs brouillés 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

œufs brouillés is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ø bʁu.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Préparation d’œufs entiers, d’un corps gras (habituellement du beurre) et de sel, constamment remués (et non battus) avec un fouet, à température douce d’un bain-marie, à la consistance crémeuse et...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for œufs brouillés, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is œufs brouillés, spelled Œ-U-F-S- -B-R-O-U-I-L-L-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Préparation d’œufs entiers, d’un corps gras (habituellement du beurre) et de sel, constamment remués (et non battus) avec un fouet, à température douce d’un bain-marie, à la consistance crémeuse et lisse après une cuisson durant entre 5 et 8 minutes, souvent crémé ou additionné de fromage en fin de cuisson.

This word in other languages

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 "œufs brouillés"?
"œufs brouillés" is spelled Œ-U-F-S- -B-R-O-U-I-L-L-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ø bʁu.je\.
What does "œufs brouillés" mean?
As a noun, "œufs brouillés" means: Préparation d’œufs entiers, d’un corps gras (habituellement du beurre) et de sel, constamment remués (et non battus) avec un fouet, à température douce d’un bain-marie, à la consistance crémeuse et...
How do you pronounce "œufs brouillés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œufs brouillés" is \ø bʁu.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œufs brouillés" come from?
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Using “œufs brouillés”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Œ-U-F-S- -B-R-O-U-I-L-L-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ø bʁu.je\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list