mer Adriatique

\mɛ.ʁ‿a.dʁi.ja.tik\

/\mɛ.ʁ‿a.dʁi.ja.tik\/ name

The verdict

“mer Adriatique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie de la Méditerranée située entre la péninsule italienne au sud-ouest et la péninsule des Balkans au nord-est, et limitée au sud-est par la mer Ionienne à l’issue du canal d’Otrante.

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Index FR-mer-adriatique · mer Adriatique · French

mer Adriatique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 mer Adriatique
PropertyValue
Headwordmer Adriatique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɛ.ʁ‿a.dʁi.ja.tik\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mer Adriatique » en français

mer Adriatiquen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mer Adriatique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɛ.ʁ‿a.dʁi.ja.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie de la Méditerranée située entre la péninsule italienne au sud-ouest et la péninsule des Balkans au nord-est, et limitée au sud-est par la mer Ionienne à l’issue du canal d’Otrante.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mer Adriatique, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 mer Adriatique, spelled M-E-R- -A-D-R-I-A-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de la Méditerranée située entre la péninsule italienne au sud-ouest et la péninsule des Balkans au nord-est, et limitée au sud-est par la mer Ionienne à l’issue du canal d’Otrante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En dépit des nombreuses avaries, le “Regina Del Adriatico” atteint enfin la mer Adriatique, et vient jeter l'ancre devant Venise.
  2. Le promontoire du Gargano s’avance sur les eaux bleues de la mer Adriatique.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mer Adriatique"?
"mer Adriatique" is spelled M-E-R- -A-D-R-I-A-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.ʁ‿a.dʁi.ja.tik\.
What does "mer Adriatique" mean?
As a proper noun, "mer Adriatique" means: Partie de la Méditerranée située entre la péninsule italienne au sud-ouest et la péninsule des Balkans au nord-est, et limitée au sud-est par la mer Ionienne à l’issue du canal d’Otrante.
How do you pronounce "mer Adriatique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mer Adriatique" is \mɛ.ʁ‿a.dʁi.ja.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mer Adriatique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list