cheval de mer
\ʃə.val də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“cheval 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hippocampe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cheval de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃə.val də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cheval de mer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cheval de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃə.val də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cheval de mer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cheval de mer, spelled C-H-E-V-A-L- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hippocampe.
- 2Morse.
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 “cheval de mer”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-H-E-V-A-L- -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.