macrostructure
\ma.kʁɔ.stʁyk.tyʁ\
The verdict
“macrostructure” 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 September 3, 2026) - Grosse structure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-macrostructure · macrostructure · French
macrostructure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | macrostructure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.kʁɔ.stʁyk.tyʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
macrostructure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.kʁɔ.stʁyk.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grosse structure.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for macrostructure, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is macrostructure, spelled M-A-C-R-O-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Grosse structure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how macrostructure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorsque l’adulte lit un texte au jeune enfant, ce dernier doit élaborer des inférences afin de se construire une représentation globale cohérente de la macrostructure du texte.
Or, non seulement c'est une absurdité éducative que le simple bon sens devrait faire comprendre, non seulement c'est une absurdité démocratique, non seulement c'est une absurdité sociale, mais c'est aussi une absurdité économique et financière. Alors qu'en France des travaux officiels ont démontré que les petites structures scolaires multiâges étaient con…
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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.