macareux moine
\ma.ka.ʁø mwan\
The verdict
“macareux moine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce d'oiseau palmipède marin, noir et blanc ou noir, gris et blanc, au bec triangulaire, et qui vit en haute mer sauf lors de sa reproduction.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macareux moine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ka.ʁø mwan\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macareux moine” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
macareux moine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ka.ʁø mwan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d'oiseau palmipède marin, noir et blanc ou noir, gris et blanc, au bec triangulaire, et qui vit en haute mer sauf lors de sa reproduction.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for macareux moine in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 macareux moine, spelled M-A-C-A-R-E-U-X- -M-O-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce d'oiseau palmipède marin, noir et blanc ou noir, gris et blanc, au bec triangulaire, et qui vit en haute mer sauf lors de sa reproduction.
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Using “macareux moine”
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- The one correct French spelling is M-A-C-A-R-E-U-X- -M-O-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.ka.ʁø mwan\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.