macaronique
\ma.ka.ʁɔ.nik\
The verdict
“macaronique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie la langue d’une poésie burlesque, où l’on faisait entrer beaucoup de mots de la langue vulgaire, auxquels on donnait une terminaison latine. Appelé aussi latin de cuisine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-macaronique · macaronique · French
macaronique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macaronique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ma.ka.ʁɔ.nik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
macaronique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.ka.ʁɔ.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for macaronique, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is macaronique, spelled M-A-C-A-R-O-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie la langue d’une poésie burlesque, où l’on faisait entrer beaucoup de mots de la langue vulgaire, auxquels on donnait une terminaison latine. Appelé aussi latin de cuisine.
- 2Filandreux, sans fin en parlant d'un discours.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how macaronique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le latin macaronique des sermons du XVᵉ siècle, […], [est un témoin qui atteste] avec quelle difficulté, […], le latin a fait place à la langue française dans la prédication.
À l’issue de la procession, il avait réuni des vagabonds dans les ruines du théâtre romain, et leur avait fait, en langage macaronique mêlé de français et de toscan, un sermon qu’il se plut à refaire : […]
This word in other languages
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