hirondelle de mer
\i.ʁɔ̃.dɛl də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“hirondelle 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sterne pierregarin (Sterna hirundo).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hirondelle de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.ʁɔ̃.dɛl də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hirondelle de mer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hirondelle de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.ʁɔ̃.dɛl də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
hirondelle de mer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hirondelle de mer, spelled H-I-R-O-N-D-E-L-L-E- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Sterne pierregarin (Sterna hirundo).
- 2Poisson volant (Exocoetidae).
- 3Castagnole (Brama rayi), grande castagnole (Brama brama).
- 4Castagnole, castagnole noire (Chromis chromis)
- 5Trigle hirondelle, trigle hirondelle de mer (Trigla hirundo) ou (Trigla lucerna) ou (Chelidonichthys lucernus).
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.
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Using “hirondelle de mer”
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- The one correct French spelling is H-I-R-O-N-D-E-L-L-E- -D-E- -M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.ʁɔ̃.dɛl 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.