oiseau de marine

\wa.zo de ma.ʁin\

/\wa.zo de ma.ʁin\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de oiseau de mer.

Key facts for oiseau de marine
PropertyValue
Headwordoiseau de marine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wa.zo de ma.ʁin\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oiseau de marine” sits in French frequency

oiseau de marine 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

oiseau de marine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wa.zo de ma.ʁin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de oiseau de mer.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oiseau de marine, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is oiseau de marine, spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -D-E- -M-A-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de oiseau de mer.

Synonyms

oiseau de meroiseau marin

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 "oiseau de marine"?
"oiseau de marine" is spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -D-E- -M-A-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \wa.zo de ma.ʁin\.
What does "oiseau de marine" mean?
As a noun, "oiseau de marine" means: Synonyme de oiseau de mer.
How do you pronounce "oiseau de marine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oiseau de marine" is \wa.zo de ma.ʁin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oiseau de marine" come from?
"oiseau de marine" 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 “oiseau de marine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-I-S-E-A-U- -D-E- -M-A-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \wa.zo de ma.ʁin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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