vache marine

\vaʃ ma.ʁin\

/\vaʃ ma.ʁin\/ noun

The verdict

“vache marine” 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 May 6, 2026) - Un des noms usuels des lamantins ou du dugong.

Key facts for vache marine
PropertyValue
Headwordvache marine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vaʃ ma.ʁin\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vache marine” sits in French frequency

vache marine falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vache marine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaʃ ma.ʁin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vache marine in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vache marine, spelled V-A-C-H-E- -M-A-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un des noms usuels des lamantins ou du dugong.
  2. 2
    Morse.

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 "vache marine"?
"vache marine" is spelled V-A-C-H-E- -M-A-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vaʃ ma.ʁin\.
What does "vache marine" mean?
As a noun, "vache marine" means: Un des noms usuels des lamantins ou du dugong.
How do you pronounce "vache marine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vache marine" is \vaʃ ma.ʁin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vache marine" come from?
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Using “vache marine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-A-C-H-E- -M-A-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vaʃ ma.ʁin\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list