farine de maïs
\fa.ʁin də ma.is\
The verdict
“farine de maïs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Farine de couleur jaune pâle, obtenue par mouture sèche de grains de maïs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | farine de maïs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fa.ʁin də ma.is\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “farine de maïs” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
farine de maïs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fa.ʁin də ma.is\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Farine de couleur jaune pâle, obtenue par mouture sèche de grains de maïs.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for farine de maïs, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is farine de maïs, spelled F-A-R-I-N-E- -D-E- -M-A-Ï-S.
Definition
- 1Farine de couleur jaune pâle, obtenue par mouture sèche de grains de maïs.
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 “farine de maïs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-A-R-I-N-E- -D-E- -M-A-Ï-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fa.ʁin də ma.is\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.