mer des Indes
\mɛʁ de.z‿ɛ̃d\
The verdict
“mer des Indes” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Océan Indien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mer-des-indes · mer des Indes · French
mer des Indes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mer des Indes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁ de.z‿ɛ̃d\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mer des Indes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mer des Indes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɛʁ de.z‿ɛ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Océan Indien.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mer des Indes, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mer des Indes, spelled M-E-R- -D-E-S- -I-N-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Océan Indien.
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.