oiseau marin

\wa.zo ma.ʁɛ̃\

/\wa.zo ma.ʁɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

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

Key facts for oiseau marin
PropertyValue
Headwordoiseau marin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wa.zo ma.ʁɛ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oiseau marin” sits in French frequency

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

oiseau marin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is oiseau marin, spelled O-I-S-E-A-U- -M-A-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de oiseau de mer.

Synonyms

oiseau de mer

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

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-I-S-E-A-U- -M-A-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \wa.zo ma.ʁɛ̃\ (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