châtaigne-de-mer
\ʃɑ.tɛɲ də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“châtaigne-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
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oursin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chataigne-de-mer · châtaigne-de-mer · French
châtaigne-de-mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | châtaigne-de-mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɑ.tɛɲ də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
châtaigne-de-mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ.tɛɲ də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oursin.".
Zero misspellings are on record for châtaigne-de-mer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is châtaigne-de-mer, spelled C-H-Â-T-A-I-G-N-E---D-E---M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Oursin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how châtaigne-de-mer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Même si tout n'est pas embrumé, les professionnels de la mer se montrant moins alarmistes sur la qualité de la châtaigne de mer, même si là encore ce n'est pas Byzance autour d'une espèce qui s'est raréfiée.
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.