ultramarin
\yl.tʁa.ma.ʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“ultramarin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Relatif à l’outre-mer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ultramarin · ultramarin · French
ultramarin · 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 "U" 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 | ultramarin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \yl.tʁa.ma.ʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ultramarin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ultramarin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \yl.tʁa.ma.ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ultramarin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ultramarin, spelled U-L-T-R-A-M-A-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif à l’outre-mer.
- 2De couleur bleu outremer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ultramarin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec, par-dessus les toits, par-dessus les amours miteuses au ras du quotidien le plus fade, un grand rêve ultramarin vers l'Argentine − qui bien sûr ne se réalise jamais.
La douceur et la beauté des territoires ultramarins français, captés par le photographe Charly Triballeau.
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.