pelote de mer
\pə.lɔt də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“pelote de mer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boule de couleur brune et de texture fibreuse formée des restes de posidonies qui s’accumulent sur les plages.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pelote-de-mer · pelote de mer · French
pelote de mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pelote de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.lɔt də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pelote de mer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pelote de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.lɔt də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boule de couleur brune et de texture fibreuse formée des restes de posidonies qui s’accumulent sur les plages.".
No misspelling variants are generated for pelote de mer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pelote de mer, spelled P-E-L-O-T-E- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Boule de couleur brune et de texture fibreuse formée des restes de posidonies qui s’accumulent sur les plages.
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