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 September 3, 2026) - Préparation amérindienne adoptée au Québec.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mais-lessive · maïs lessivé · French

maïs lessivé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

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

Longue queue: rang de « maïs lessivé » en français

maïs lessivéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maïs lessivé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rien de tel que le maïs lessivé, pour attirer les canards.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list