océan Pacifique

\ɔ.se.ɑ̃ pa.si.fik\

/\ɔ.se.ɑ̃ pa.si.fik\/ name

The verdict

“océan Pacifique” 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
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand océan entouré par les Amériques, l’Antarctique, l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Guinée et enfin l'Asie (selon l'Organisation hydrographique internationale).

Corpus desk

Index FR-ocean-pacifique · océan Pacifique · French

océan Pacifique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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 océan Pacifique
PropertyValue
Headwordocéan Pacifique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɔ.se.ɑ̃ pa.si.fik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « océan Pacifique » en français

océan Pacifiquereste 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

océan Pacifique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɔ.se.ɑ̃ pa.si.fik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand océan entouré par les Amériques, l’Antarctique, l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Guinée et enfin l'Asie (selon l'Organisation hydrographique internationale).".

océan Pacifique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is océan Pacifique, spelled O-C-É-A-N- -P-A-C-I-F-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grand océan entouré par les Amériques, l’Antarctique, l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Guinée et enfin l'Asie (selon l'Organisation hydrographique internationale).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le relargage d’œufs ou de juvéniles lors du vidage de ballasts de navires en provenance de l’océan Pacifique est moins plausible, et aucune analyse ne vient le confirmer.

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 "océan Pacifique"?
"océan Pacifique" is spelled O-C-É-A-N- -P-A-C-I-F-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.se.ɑ̃ pa.si.fik\.
What does "océan Pacifique" mean?
As a proper noun, "océan Pacifique" means: Grand océan entouré par les Amériques, l’Antarctique, l’Australie, la Nouvelle-Guinée et enfin l'Asie (selon l'Organisation hydrographique internationale).
How do you pronounce "océan Pacifique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "océan Pacifique" is \ɔ.se.ɑ̃ pa.si.fik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "océan Pacifique" come from?
"océan Pacifique" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list