perroquet de mer
\pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“perroquet 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
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Macareux moine (oiseau).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perroquet de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perroquet de mer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
perroquet de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ.ʁɔ.kɛ də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for perroquet de mer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is perroquet de mer, spelled P-E-R-R-O-Q-U-E-T- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Macareux moine (oiseau).
- 2Synonyme de poisson-perroquet (poisson).
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.
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Using “perroquet de mer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-R-R-O-Q-U-E-T- -D-E- -M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.