corbeau de mer

\kɔʁ.bo də mɛʁ\

/\kɔʁ.bo də mɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“corbeau 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un des noms vernaculaires du corb (poisson).

Key facts for corbeau de mer
PropertyValue
Headwordcorbeau de mer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.bo də mɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corbeau de mer” sits in French frequency

corbeau 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.

Rare enough to double-check

corbeau de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.bo də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

corbeau de mer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 corbeau de mer, spelled C-O-R-B-E-A-U- -D-E- -M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un des noms vernaculaires du corb (poisson).
  2. 2
    Autre nom du cormoran.

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 "corbeau de mer"?
"corbeau de mer" is spelled C-O-R-B-E-A-U- -D-E- -M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.bo də mɛʁ\.
What does "corbeau de mer" mean?
As a noun, "corbeau de mer" means: Un des noms vernaculaires du corb (poisson).
How do you pronounce "corbeau de mer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corbeau de mer" is \kɔʁ.bo də mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corbeau de mer" come from?
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Using “corbeau de mer”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-B-E-A-U- -D-E- -M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔʁ.bo də mɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list