Mahl
\ˈmaːl\
The verdict
“Mahl” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mahl · Mahl · French
Mahl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Mahl |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmaːl\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Mahl » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Mahl is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmaːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Mahl in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Mahl, spelled M-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1Repas.
- 2Gueuleton (leckeres Mahl).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mahl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das war ein köstliches Mahl.
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.