ours polaire
\uʁs pɔ.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“ours polaire” 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) - Grand ours de couleur blanche, des régions arctiques, de nom scientifique Ursus maritimus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ours-polaire · ours polaire · French
ours polaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ours polaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \uʁs pɔ.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ours polaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ours polaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \uʁs pɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand ours de couleur blanche, des régions arctiques, de nom scientifique Ursus maritimus.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ours polaire, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ours polaire, spelled O-U-R-S- -P-O-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Grand ours de couleur blanche, des régions arctiques, de nom scientifique Ursus maritimus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ours polaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n'y a que quelques régions où l’ours polaire cohabite avec le bœuf musqué: sur la côte est du Groenland et dans quelques régions centrales de l’Arctique canadien.
Seuls deux échantillons venus du Tibet ont intrigué les scientifiques : ils ne correspondraient à aucun animal connu et proviendraient d’une bête issue d’un croisement d’un ours polaire et un ours paléoarctique qui aurait vécu entre 120 000 et 40 000 ans avant notre ère.
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.