mahout
\ma.ut\
The verdict
“mahout” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cornac.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mahout · mahout · French
mahout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | mahout |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ut\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mahout » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mahout is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ut\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cornac.".
mahout has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mahout, spelled M-A-H-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Cornac.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mahout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous n’avions eu que le temps de pousser un cri ; la chute de l’infortuné mahout, le choc de son corps sur le sol élastique, le pied de la béte posé sur sa poitrine, l’horrible craquement qui suivit, tout cela fut l’affaire d'un instant.
L’éléphant fut amené et équipé sans retard. Le Parsi connaissait parfaitement le métier de « mahout » ou cornac. Il couvrit d’une sorte de housse le dos de l’éléphant et disposa, de chaque côté sur ses flancs, deux espèces de cacolets assez peu confortables.
This word in other languages
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.