saumon rouge

\so.mɔ̃ ʁuʒ\

/\so.mɔ̃ ʁuʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“saumon rouge” 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) - Espèce de saumon présente en Amérique du Nord (Oncorhynchus nerka).

Corpus desk

Index FR-saumon-rouge · saumon rouge · French

saumon rouge · 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 "S" 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.

Key facts for saumon rouge
PropertyValue
Headwordsaumon rouge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\so.mɔ̃ ʁuʒ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « saumon rouge » en français

saumon rougereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

saumon rouge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \so.mɔ̃ ʁuʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de saumon présente en Amérique du Nord (Oncorhynchus nerka).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for saumon rouge, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is saumon rouge, spelled S-A-U-M-O-N- -R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de saumon présente en Amérique du Nord (Oncorhynchus nerka).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how saumon rouge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Entre 40 et 95% de la population de ce poisson, appelé saumon rouge ou saumon sockeye, a disparu ces dernières années, laissant craindre une extinction progressive de l’espèce et mettant en danger la survie du secteur de la pêche en Colombie-Britannique (ouest du Canada), qui pèse un milliard de dollars par an.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "saumon rouge"?
"saumon rouge" is spelled S-A-U-M-O-N- -R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \so.mɔ̃ ʁuʒ\.
What does "saumon rouge" mean?
As a noun, "saumon rouge" means: Espèce de saumon présente en Amérique du Nord (Oncorhynchus nerka).
How do you pronounce "saumon rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saumon rouge" is \so.mɔ̃ ʁuʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saumon rouge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list