Magdalénien

name

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The verdict

“Magdalénien” is uncommon French (frequency #83,127 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,127
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dernière phase du Paléolithique supérieur européen, comprise entre environ 17 000 et 10 000 ans avant le présent.

Key facts for Magdalénien
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagdalénien
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Magdalénien” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Magdalénien lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Magdalénien is uncommon French at frequency #83,127 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dernière phase du Paléolithique supérieur européen, comprise entre environ 17 000 et 10 000 ans avant le présent.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Magdalénien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Magdalénien, spelled M-A-G-D-A-L-É-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dernière phase du Paléolithique supérieur européen, comprise entre environ 17 000 et 10 000 ans avant le présent.

This word in other languages

Magdalénien(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Magdalénien"?
"Magdalénien" is spelled M-A-G-D-A-L-É-N-I-E-N.
What does "Magdalénien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Magdalénien" means: Dernière phase du Paléolithique supérieur européen, comprise entre environ 17 000 et 10 000 ans avant le présent.
What language does "Magdalénien" come from?
"Magdalénien" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Magdalénien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-G-D-A-L-É-N-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list