macaron
mac·a·ron/ˈmækəɹɑn/noun
macaron is spelled M-A-C-A-R-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (mac·a·ron). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, macaron means “Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of macaron is macarons.
How many letters and syllables are in macaron?
| Letters | 7: M-A-C-A-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mac·a·ron |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is macaron?
Macaron appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce macaron?
- UK /mækəˈɹɒn/
- US /ˈmækəɹɑn/
- US /mɑkəˈɹoʊn/
Macaron has 3 syllables, split mac·a·ron in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-macaron.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of macaron
- macarons plural
- macaroon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does macaron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Macaron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pastry:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does macaron come from?
Borrowed from French macaron. Doublet of macaroon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).