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 September 3, 2026) - Grand papillon diurne vivement coloré (jaune clair, noir, bleu et rouge), et pourvu d'une queue aux ailes postérieures.
Corpus desk
Index FR-machaon · machaon · French
machaon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | machaon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ka.ɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « machaon » en français
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how machaon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La chenille du machaon se nourrit sur des ombellifères (apiacées) tel le fenouil.
La chenille du machaon dissuade ses prédateurs naturels grâce à son « osmeterium », organe répulsif bifide orangé, malodorant, et qui se déploie quand elle est agressée.
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.