menarche
/mɛˈnɑː.ki/
"menarche" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“menarche” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
Corpus desk
Index EN-menarche · menarche · English
menarche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | menarche |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɛˈnɑː.ki/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “menarche” in English
Rare enough to double-check
menarche is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɛˈnɑː.ki/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.".
menarche has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- + -arche. The correct English form is menarche, spelled M-E-N-A-R-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how menarche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
How old is she? Nine? Ten? The menarche is not far off – a hint of a bosom, poor child.
The most potent and indeed dangerous of all menstrual blood was the menarche, the first day's flow of the first menstruation of a virgin girl.
Etymology
First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- + -arche.
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.