walrus
\wal.ʁys\
The verdict
“walrus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - synonyme de morse, un mammifère marin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-walrus · walrus · French
walrus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | walrus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \wal.ʁys\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « walrus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
walrus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wal.ʁys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "synonyme de morse, un mammifère marin.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for walrus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is walrus, spelled W-A-L-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1synonyme de morse, un mammifère marin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how walrus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le walrus est un véritable monstre ; sa longueur est de trois à cinq mètres, il pèse vingt quintaux.
Au moment de l’abandon [de la flotte baleinière du Pacifique Nord], la cargaison totale de ces douze navires se composait de 12 000 barils d’huile, de 2300 gallons de spermaceti, de 64 000 livres de fanons et des 48 000 livres d’ivoire du walrus.
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.