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 May 6, 2026) - The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
| 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) |
Where “menarche” sits in English frequency
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.
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.
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Using “menarche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-E-N-A-R-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɛˈnɑː.ki/ (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.