maan
\ˈmɑːn\
The verdict
“maan” is uncommon French (frequency #80,392 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,392
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Génitif singulier de maa.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maan · maan · French
maan · rank #80,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,392
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH macronisme
Nearest frequency peer: macronisme (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « maan »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- luminescence
luminescence
19,614 corpus weight
- Lutetia
Lutetia
19,612 corpus weight
- maan
maan
19,609 corpus weight
- macronisme
macronisme
19,608 corpus weight
- magnanimité
magnanimité
19,606 corpus weight
- magouilleur
magouilleur
19,605 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « maan » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmɑːn\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #80,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maan » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maan is uncommon French at frequency #80,392 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmɑːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maan, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 maan, spelled M-A-A-N.
Definition
- 1Génitif singulier de maa.
- 2Accusatif singulier I de maa.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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