fond marin
\fɔ̃ ma.ʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“fond marin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sol ou surface immergée sous les océans et les mers de la Terre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fond-marin · fond marin · French
fond marin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | fond marin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ̃ ma.ʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fond marin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fond marin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔ̃ ma.ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sol ou surface immergée sous les océans et les mers de la Terre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fond marin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fond marin, spelled F-O-N-D- -M-A-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sol ou surface immergée sous les océans et les mers de la Terre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fond marin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sous-marin, brisé en trois parties et qui avait disparu mercredi, a été retrouvé dans le fond marin au large de Bali.
Synonyms
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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.