magic word
\ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈwɝd\
The verdict
“magic word” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Formule magique, par exemple abracadabra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | magic word |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈwɝd\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “magic word” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for magic word is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈwɝd\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for magic word in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is magic word, spelled M-A-G-I-C- -W-O-R-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Formule magique, par exemple abracadabra.
- 2Mot magique. Mot spécial placé dans le code source et reconnu par le logiciel pour faire une certaine action.
- 3Formule de politesse dans le contexte, comme please, hello, etc. Note d’usage : Utilisé quand on demande aux enfants de dire une formule de politesse.
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 “magic word”
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- The one correct French spelling is M-A-G-I-C- -W-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˌmædʒ.ɪk ˈwɝd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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