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 May 6, 2026) - Haute mer ; mer qui est au-delà de l’horizon.
| 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) |
Where “pleine mer” sits in French frequency
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.
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.
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Using “pleine mer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-L-E-I-N-E- -M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \plɛn mɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.