canari des mers
\ka.na.ʁi de mɛʁ\
The verdict
“canari des mers” 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 September 3, 2026) - Béluga.
Corpus desk
Index FR-canari-des-mers · canari des mers · French
canari des mers · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | canari des mers |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.na.ʁi de mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « canari des mers » en français
Rare enough to double-check
canari des mers is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.na.ʁi de mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Béluga.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for canari des mers, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 canari des mers, spelled C-A-N-A-R-I- -D-E-S- -M-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Béluga.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how canari des mers appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Appelé également baleine blanche, dauphin blanc ou marsouin blanc, certains le surnomment le « canari des mers » pour les sons et sifflements aigus qu’il émet.
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.