macaron
\ma.ka.ʁɔ̃\
The verdict
“macaron” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,903. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,903
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite pâtisserie ronde, dans laquelle il entre principalement des amandes et du sucre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-macaron · macaron · French
macaron · rank #37,903 · 10 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #37,903
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH Léonie
Nearest frequency peer: Léonie (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “macaron”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lunatique
lunatique
62,102 corpus weight
- Lyonnaises
Lyonnaises
62,101 corpus weight
- Léonie
Léonie
62,099 corpus weight
- macaron
macaron
62,098 corpus weight
- magasine
magasine
62,096 corpus weight
- magouille
magouille
62,095 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “macaron” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macaron |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ka.ʁɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #37,903 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “macaron” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around macaron (IPA \ma.ka.ʁɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,903 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for macaron, with forms such as "amcaron", "maacron", and "macaorn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "maçon", "macron", "marron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 macaron, spelled M-A-C-A-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Petite pâtisserie ronde, dans laquelle il entre principalement des amandes et du sucre.
- 2Macaron de Montmorillon : Petite pâtisserie ronde à base d'amande et d'amande amère, spécialité de la ville de Montmorillon dans la Vienne.
- 3Macaron de Saint-Émilion : Petite pâtisserie semblable aux macarons de Montmorillon.
- 4Macaron de Cormery : Petite pâtisserie en forme de couronne à base d'amande et de blanc d'œuf, spécialité de la ville de Cormery.
- 5Macaron de Joyeuse : Petit gâteau sec à base d'amande et de noisette, spécialité de la ville de Joyeuse en Ardèche.
- 6Petit gâteau au blanc d’œuf, au sucre et à la noix de coco. Rocher coco, congolais.
- 7Insigne de forme arrondie.
- 8Ornement rond, rosette, badge.
- 9Dans les fortifications françaises de la Première Guerre mondiale, fortin détaché, isolé, sans aucune communication avec les autres ouvrages de défense du système fortifié dont il fait partie, ni avec l’arrière.
- 10Forme de coiffure féminine.
- 11Roue de manœuvre du gouvernail ; barre à roue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how macaron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bébé a voulu prendre des macarons chez Ladurée.
La séance thé a été parfaite. Maman avait fait les choses comme il faut : le service à thé offert par mamie avec des dorures et des papillons verts et roses, des macarons de chez Ladurée et, quand même, du sucre roux (un truc de gauche).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amcaron
- maacron
- macaorn
- macarno
- macaronn
- macarron
- maccaron
- macraon
- mcaaron
- mmacaron
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of macaron - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "macaron", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "macaron". Here's where to go from here.
- "macaron" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "maçon". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #37,903 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.