navire amiral

\na.vi.ʁ‿a.mi.ʁal\

/\na.vi.ʁ‿a.mi.ʁal\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Navire de l’officier de marine au grade le plus élevé de la flotte.

Key facts for navire amiral
PropertyValue
Headwordnavire amiral
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\na.vi.ʁ‿a.mi.ʁal\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “navire amiral” sits in French frequency

navire amiral falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

navire amiral is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \na.vi.ʁ‿a.mi.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

navire amiral doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 navire amiral, spelled N-A-V-I-R-E- -A-M-I-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Navire de l’officier de marine au grade le plus élevé de la flotte.
  2. 2
    Élément le plus important, le plus fourni.

Synonyms

bateau amiralflagshipvaisseau amiral

This word in other languages

flagship(English)Flaggschiff(Deutsch)

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 "navire amiral"?
"navire amiral" is spelled N-A-V-I-R-E- -A-M-I-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \na.vi.ʁ‿a.mi.ʁal\.
What does "navire amiral" mean?
As a noun, "navire amiral" means: Navire de l’officier de marine au grade le plus élevé de la flotte.
How do you pronounce "navire amiral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "navire amiral" is \na.vi.ʁ‿a.mi.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "navire amiral" come from?
"navire amiral" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “navire amiral”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-A-V-I-R-E- -A-M-I-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \na.vi.ʁ‿a.mi.ʁal\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list