machaon
\ma.ka.ɔ̃\
The verdict
“machaon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grand papillon diurne vivement coloré (jaune clair, noir, bleu et rouge), et pourvu d'une queue aux ailes postérieures.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | machaon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ka.ɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “machaon” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
machaon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ka.ɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand papillon diurne vivement coloré (jaune clair, noir, bleu et rouge), et pourvu d'une queue aux ailes postérieures.".
Zero misspellings are on record for machaon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is machaon, spelled M-A-C-H-A-O-N.
Definition
- 1Grand papillon diurne vivement coloré (jaune clair, noir, bleu et rouge), et pourvu d'une queue aux ailes postérieures.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “machaon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-C-H-A-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.ka.ɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.