figue de mer
\fiɡ də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“figue 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom vernaculaire de Microcosmus sabatieri, ascidie méditerranéenne, comestible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-figue-de-mer · figue de mer · French
figue de mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | figue de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fiɡ də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « figue de mer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
figue de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fiɡ də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for figue de mer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is figue de mer, spelled F-I-G-U-E- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nom vernaculaire de Microcosmus sabatieri, ascidie méditerranéenne, comestible.
- 2Autre nom de la figue marine ou figue des Hottentots, une plante succulente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how figue de mer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En toute logique, la figue de mer est un fruit de mer.
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.