sel de mer
\sɛl də mɛʁ\
The verdict
“sel 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chlorure de sodium quasiment pur obtenu par évaporation de l'eau de mer qui en contient une trentaine de grammes par litre
Corpus desk
Index FR-sel-de-mer · sel de mer · French
sel de mer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sel de mer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛl də mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sel de mer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sel de mer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛl də mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chlorure de sodium quasiment pur obtenu par évaporation de l'eau de mer qui en contient une trentaine de grammes par litre".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sel de mer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sel de mer, spelled S-E-L- -D-E- -M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Chlorure de sodium quasiment pur obtenu par évaporation de l'eau de mer qui en contient une trentaine de grammes par litre
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sel de mer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sel de mer est produit par l'évaporation d'eau de mer, qui permet d'obtenir du chlorure de sodium (NaCl). L'iode étant volatil, il disparaît avec l'évaporation de l'eau. De nombreuses personnes pensent que le sel de mer est meilleur pour la santé parce qu'il est naturel et «non modifié» - ce qui est doublement fâcheux.
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.