morue noire

\mɔ.ʁy nwaʁ\

/\mɔ.ʁy nwaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“morue noire” 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 September 3, 2026) - Synonyme d’églefin (poisson).

Corpus desk

Index FR-morue-noire · morue noire · French

morue noire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 morue noire
PropertyValue
Headwordmorue noire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.ʁy nwaʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « morue noire » en français

morue noirereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

morue noire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.ʁy nwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme d’églefin (poisson).".

Zero misspellings are on record for morue noire in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is morue noire, spelled M-O-R-U-E- -N-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme d’églefin (poisson).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Celles de la première espèce sont le cabillaud, la morue verte dite witling, la morue noire dite charbonnier, la morue jaune dite schellfisch, ou aigrefin.

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 "morue noire"?
"morue noire" is spelled M-O-R-U-E- -N-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.ʁy nwaʁ\.
What does "morue noire" mean?
As a noun, "morue noire" means: Synonyme d’églefin (poisson).
How do you pronounce "morue noire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morue noire" is \mɔ.ʁy nwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list