océanographie

\ɔ.se.a.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\

/\ɔ.se.a.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\/ noun

The verdict

“océanographie” is uncommon French (frequency #56,145 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,145
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Science qui étudie et décrit les océans de la Terre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oceanographie · océanographie · French

océanographie · rank #56,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,145
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH occasionnées

Nearest frequency peer: occasionnées (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « océanographie »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « océanographie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for océanographie
PropertyValue
Headwordocéanographie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.se.a.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « océanographie » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.océanographietombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « occasionnées » (#56,144), « omnia » (#56,147), « Oates » (#56,142). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « océanographie » est au #56,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

océanographie is uncommon French at frequency #56,145 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.se.a.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Science qui étudie et décrit les océans de la Terre.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for océanographie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is océanographie, spelled O-C-É-A-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Science qui étudie et décrit les océans de la Terre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tous les géographes le pensent. « Il n'existe aucun doute, dit le docteur Jilek,dans son Traité de l'Océanographie, sur l'existence dans l'intérieur du cercle polaire central, d'un immense continent. Les découvertes faites jusqu'à ce jour, quoique peu nombreuses, ont fourni des preuves convaincantes.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "océanographie"?
"océanographie" is spelled O-C-É-A-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.se.a.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\.
What does "océanographie" mean?
As a noun, "océanographie" means: Science qui étudie et décrit les océans de la Terre.
How do you pronounce "océanographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "océanographie" is \ɔ.se.a.nɔ.ɡʁa.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "océanographie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list