bécassine des marais
\be.ka.sin dɛ ma.ʁɛ\
The verdict
“bécassine des marais” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce d’oiseau petit échassier, limicole, de l’Ancien Monde, l’une des trois espèces de bécassines vivant en France.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bécassine des marais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \be.ka.sin dɛ ma.ʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bécassine des marais” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bécassine des marais is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \be.ka.sin dɛ ma.ʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d’oiseau petit échassier, limicole, de l’Ancien Monde, l’une des trois espèces de bécassines vivant en France.".
bécassine des marais doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bécassine des marais, spelled B-É-C-A-S-S-I-N-E- -D-E-S- -M-A-R-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1Espèce d’oiseau petit échassier, limicole, de l’Ancien Monde, l’une des trois espèces de bécassines vivant en France.
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 “bécassine des marais”
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- The one correct French spelling is B-É-C-A-S-S-I-N-E- -D-E-S- -M-A-R-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \be.ka.sin dɛ ma.ʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.