gaz des marais
\ɡaz dɛ ma.ʁɛ\
The verdict
“gaz des marais” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Méthane produit par la fermentation de matières organiques dans certains marais ; l’inflammation spontanée de ce gaz est la cause de l’apparition des feux follets.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gaz des marais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡaz dɛ ma.ʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gaz des marais” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for gaz des marais is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡaz dɛ ma.ʁɛ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Méthane produit par la fermentation de matières organiques dans certains marais ; l’inflammation spontanée de ce gaz est la cause de l’apparition des feux follets.".
No misspelling variants are generated for gaz des marais in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gaz des marais, spelled G-A-Z- -D-E-S- -M-A-R-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1Méthane produit par la fermentation de matières organiques dans certains marais ; l’inflammation spontanée de ce gaz est la cause de l’apparition des feux follets.
Synonyms
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 “gaz des marais”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-A-Z- -D-E-S- -M-A-R-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡaz dɛ ma.ʁɛ\ (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.