pleine mer
\plɛn mɛʁ\
The verdict
“pleine 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haute mer ; mer qui est au-delà de l’horizon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pleine-mer · pleine mer · French
pleine mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | pleine mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \plɛn mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pleine mer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pleine mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \plɛn mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pleine mer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pleine mer, spelled P-L-E-I-N-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Haute mer ; mer qui est au-delà de l’horizon.
- 2Marée haute.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pleine mer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La mer était belle […] Nous sortîmes sans peine du Sound et fûmes bientôt en pleine mer.
Des frégates pourraient au besoin gagner la pleine mer en passait par la passe de Zuydcoote et en suivant les routes qui viennent d’être indiquées.
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.