This is the 7391st most frequent French word.
o
The letter "o" in French corresponds to the same letter "O" in English; it is a vowel.
In this sentence, 'o' serves as a variable or symbol commonly used in mathematical contexts to denote an unknown entity.
Il faut résoudre cette équation où 'o' représente l'inconnu.
This equation must be solved where 'o' represents the unknown.
Here, 'o' is mentioned in reference to its historical use as a conjunction in the older forms of the French language, replaced in modern usage by 'et.'
Dans l'ancien français, 'o' était parfois utilisé comme une conjonction signifiant et.
In old French, 'o' was sometimes used as a conjunction meaning and.
This illustrates the phonetic usage of 'o', highlighting the linguistic differences between how it is pronounced in French compared to English.