fruits de mer

\fʁɥi d‿mɛʁ\

/\fʁɥi d‿mɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“fruits 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) - Pluriel de fruit de mer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fruits-de-mer · fruits de mer · French

fruits de mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for fruits de mer
PropertyValue
Headwordfruits de mer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɥi d‿mɛʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fruits de mer” sits in French frequency

fruits 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

fruits de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁɥi d‿mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de fruit de mer.".

fruits de mer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fruits de mer, spelled F-R-U-I-T-S- -D-E- -M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de fruit de mer.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fruits de mer"?
"fruits de mer" is spelled F-R-U-I-T-S- -D-E- -M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɥi d‿mɛʁ\.
What does "fruits de mer" mean?
As a noun, "fruits de mer" means: Pluriel de fruit de mer.
How do you pronounce "fruits de mer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fruits de mer" is \fʁɥi d‿mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fruits de mer" come from?
"fruits de mer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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