cochon de mer

\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də mɛʁ\

/\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də mɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“cochon 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
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom attribué au marsouin (mammifère marin).

Key facts for cochon de mer
PropertyValue
Headwordcochon de mer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də mɛʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cochon de mer” sits in French frequency

cochon de mer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cochon de mer is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ 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.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cochon de mer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cochon de mer, spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-E- -M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom attribué au marsouin (mammifère marin).
  2. 2
    Synonyme de phoque gris (carnivore marin).
  3. 3
    Nom attribué aux balistes (poissons).
  4. 4
    Synonyme d’humantin (poisson, requin).
  5. 5
    Surnom de la chélonée franche ou tortue verte.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cochon de mer"?
"cochon de mer" is spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-E- -M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də mɛʁ\.
What does "cochon de mer" mean?
As a noun, "cochon de mer" means: Nom attribué au marsouin (mammifère marin).
How do you pronounce "cochon de mer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cochon de mer" is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cochon de mer" come from?
"cochon de mer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “cochon de mer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-E- -M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də mɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list