macula
\ma.ky.la\
The verdict
“macula” is uncommon French (frequency #91,903 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,903
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie de la rétine caractérisée par une concentration maximale de cônes, située au fond de l’œil, dans l’axe de la pupille.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macula |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ky.la\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,903 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macula” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
macula is uncommon French at frequency #91,903 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ky.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partie de la rétine caractérisée par une concentration maximale de cônes, située au fond de l’œil, dans l’axe de la pupille.".
macula has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is macula, spelled M-A-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Partie de la rétine caractérisée par une concentration maximale de cônes, située au fond de l’œil, dans l’axe de la pupille.
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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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Using “macula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.ky.la\ (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.