bras de mer
\bʁa də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“bras de mer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étroite et profonde pénétration de la mer entre deux bandes de terre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bras-de-mer · bras de mer · French
bras de mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bras de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bʁa də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bras de mer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bras de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bʁa də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étroite et profonde pénétration de la mer entre deux bandes de terre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bras de mer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bras de mer, spelled B-R-A-S- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Étroite et profonde pénétration de la mer entre deux bandes de terre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bras de mer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au bout d'une demi-heure de galop le long de l'Eyafjord, nous arrivons à l'extrémité méridionale de ce noble bras de mer qui dégénère ici en un marais fangeux.
Vatelin.– Il y a des choses qu’on peut faire d’un côté du détroit et qu’on ne peut pas faire de l’autre !… J’avais un bras de mer entre ma femme et moi, ici je ne l’ai plus…
This word in other languages
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