franc-maçon

\fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\

/\fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“franc-maçon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la franc-maçonnerie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-franc-macon · franc-maçon · French

franc-maçon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for franc-maçon
PropertyValue
Headwordfranc-maçon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « franc-maçon » en français

franc-maçonreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

franc-maçon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la franc-maçonnerie.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for franc-maçon, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is franc-maçon, spelled F-R-A-N-C---M-A-Ç-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la franc-maçonnerie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how franc-maçon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le Roi, ennemi de toutes les guerres, détestait les guerres de religion; ami de toutes les libertés, il laissait les consciences libres, fussent-elles jésuites ou francs-maçonnes.
  2. […] ; quand les cléricaux sont les plus faibles dans un pays, il ne manquent jamais de recommander des mesures de sévère réglementation pour se venger de patrons francs-maçons.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "franc-maçon"?
"franc-maçon" is spelled F-R-A-N-C---M-A-Ç-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\.
What does "franc-maçon" mean?
As an adjective, "franc-maçon" means: Relatif à la franc-maçonnerie.
How do you pronounce "franc-maçon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "franc-maçon" is \fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "franc-maçon" come from?
"franc-maçon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list