franc-maçon
\fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\
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 May 6, 2026) - Relatif à la franc-maçonnerie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | franc-maçon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “franc-maçon” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Relatif à la franc-maçonnerie.
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 “franc-maçon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-R-A-N-C---M-A-Ç-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fʁɑ̃.ma.sɔ̃\ (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.