maïs lessivé

noun

The verdict

“maïs lessivé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Préparation amérindienne adoptée au Québec.

Key facts for maïs lessivé
PropertyValue
Headwordmaïs lessivé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maïs lessivé” sits in French frequency

maïs lessivé falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maïs lessivé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Préparation amérindienne adoptée au Québec.".

Zero misspellings are on record for maïs lessivé in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is maïs lessivé, spelled M-A-Ï-S- -L-E-S-S-I-V-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Préparation amérindienne adoptée au Québec.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maïs lessivé"?
"maïs lessivé" is spelled M-A-Ï-S- -L-E-S-S-I-V-É.
What does "maïs lessivé" mean?
As a noun, "maïs lessivé" means: Préparation amérindienne adoptée au Québec.
What language does "maïs lessivé" come from?
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Using “maïs lessivé”

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

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