mandrill
\mɑ̃.dʁil\
The verdict
“mandrill” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de grand singe africain, de la famille des babouins, dont la face est sillonnée, et chez le mâle rouge et bleue.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mandrill |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɑ̃.dʁil\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mandrill” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mandrill is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɑ̃.dʁil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de grand singe africain, de la famille des babouins, dont la face est sillonnée, et chez le mâle rouge et bleue.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mandrill in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mandrill, spelled M-A-N-D-R-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1Espèce de grand singe africain, de la famille des babouins, dont la face est sillonnée, et chez le mâle rouge et bleue.
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.
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Using “mandrill”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-N-D-R-I-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.