marée basse
\ma.ʁe bas\
The verdict
“marée basse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Période de la journée où l’attraction conjuguée de la lune et du soleil est au minimum.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marée basse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ʁe bas\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marée basse” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marée basse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁe bas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for marée basse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is marée basse, spelled M-A-R-É-E- -B-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Période de la journée où l’attraction conjuguée de la lune et du soleil est au minimum.
- 2Verre vide.
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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.
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Using “marée basse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-É-E- -B-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.ʁe bas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.