macaque

Name: macaque, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\ma.kak\

/\ma.kak\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“macaque” is an uncommon French word, ranked #50,341 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,341
frequency rank, French: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genre de singes originaires d'Asie, de la sous-famille des cercopithécinés à tête plate et à queue courte.

Key facts for macaque
Property	Value
Headword	macaque
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ma.kak\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#50,341
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “macaque” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). macaque lands here:

#50,341

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for macaque is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.kak\. Corpus data places it at rank #50,341 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genre de singes originaires d'Asie, de la sous-famille des cercopithécinés à tête plate et à queue courte.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for macaque, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is macaque, spelled M-A-C-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

1
Genre de singes originaires d'Asie, de la sous-famille des cercopithécinés à tête plate et à queue courte.

This word in other languages

macaque(English)macaca(Español)Makak(Deutsch)macaca(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "macaque"?

"macaque" is spelled M-A-C-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.kak\.

What does "macaque" mean?

As a noun, "macaque" means: Genre de singes originaires d'Asie, de la sous-famille des cercopithécinés à tête plate et à queue courte.

How do you pronounce "macaque"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macaque" is \ma.kak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "macaque" come from?

"macaque" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “macaque”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is M-A-C-A-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ma.kak\ (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.