aigle de mer
\ɛ.ɡl(ə) də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“aigle de mer” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de pygargue (sens large) ou de pygargue à queue blanche (sens étroit) (oiseau).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aigle de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ.ɡl(ə) də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aigle de mer” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for aigle de mer is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ.ɡl(ə) də mɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aigle de mer, 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aigle de mer, spelled A-I-G-L-E- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de pygargue (sens large) ou de pygargue à queue blanche (sens étroit) (oiseau).
- 2Un des noms d’un oiseau de proie diurne, le balbuzard (Pandion sp.).
- 3Un des noms de la Mourine (Mourina aquila L.), poisson fréquent sur les côtes d’Europe.
- 4Un des noms vernaculaires du maigre commun (Argyrosomus regius, Sciaena aquila) (poisson).
- 5Variante d’aigle de mer commun (poisson).
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.
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Using “aigle de mer”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-I-G-L-E- -D-E- -M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.