oiseau marin

\wa.zo ma.ʁɛ̃\

/\wa.zo ma.ʁɛ̃\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de oiseau de mer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oiseau-marin · oiseau marin · French

oiseau marin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 oiseau marin
PropertyValue
Headwordoiseau marin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wa.zo ma.ʁɛ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « oiseau marin » en français

oiseau marinreste 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

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Albatros des Galapagos : ce magnifique oiseau marin peut voler et se laisser porter par les vents durant des semaines sans toucher le sol.

Synonyms

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list