hérisson de mer
\e.ʁi.sɔ̃ də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“hérisson 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oursin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-herisson-de-mer · hérisson de mer · French
hérisson de mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hérisson de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ʁi.sɔ̃ də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hérisson de mer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hérisson de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ʁi.sɔ̃ də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oursin.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hérisson de mer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hérisson de mer, spelled H-É-R-I-S-S-O-N- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Oursin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hérisson de mer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce que je nomme le Hérisson de mer, est plus souvent appelé par les Modernes, Oursin : mais j’ai conservé la dénomination de Hérisson, parce qu’elle est analogue à l’expression dont Aristote s’est servi.
Dans le même genre, en analysant le génome de l’oursin, on a découvert que ce hérisson de mer, cet échinoderme mangeur d’algues comme tu l’appelles, entretient avec l’homme une étonnante proximité.
This word in other languages
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.