Ifremer

\i.fʁə.mɛʁ\

/\i.fʁə.mɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“Ifremer” is uncommon French (frequency #59,361 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,361
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Institut de recherche français sur les ressources marines.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ifremer · Ifremer · French

Ifremer · rank #59,361 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,361
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH iconoclastes

Nearest frequency peer: iconoclastes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Ifremer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Ifremer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ifremer
PropertyValue
HeadwordIfremer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.fʁə.mɛʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ifremer » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Ifremertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « iconoclastes » (#59,360), « Ifsi » (#59,362), « immatériels » (#59,363). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Ifremer » est au #59,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ifremer is uncommon French at frequency #59,361 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.fʁə.mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Institut de recherche français sur les ressources marines.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ifremer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Ifremer, spelled I-F-R-E-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Institut de recherche français sur les ressources marines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ifremer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’Ifremer mobilise les compétences diversifiées de ses quelques 1500 collaborateurs, pour accomplir ses missions dans les domaines des sciences de la mer.
  2. Pascal Laffarque, chercheur en écologie marine à l’Ifremer, cite le cas de la plie, un poisson plat de la mer du Nord, affecté par la dégradation des fonds marins.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ifremer"?
"Ifremer" is spelled I-F-R-E-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \i.fʁə.mɛʁ\.
What does "Ifremer" mean?
As a noun, "Ifremer" means: Institut de recherche français sur les ressources marines.
How do you pronounce "Ifremer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ifremer" is \i.fʁə.mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ifremer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ifremer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list