merlet bleu
\mɛʁ.lɛ blø\
The verdict
“merlet bleu” 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) - L'un des noms vernaculaires du martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | merlet bleu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁ.lɛ blø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “merlet bleu” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
merlet bleu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ.lɛ blø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "L'un des noms vernaculaires du martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis).".
No misspelling variants are generated for merlet bleu in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is merlet bleu, spelled M-E-R-L-E-T- -B-L-E-U.
Definition
- 1L'un des noms vernaculaires du martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis).
Synonyms
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 “merlet bleu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-E-R-L-E-T- -B-L-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɛʁ.lɛ blø\ (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.