manglier
\mɑ̃.ɡli.je\
The verdict
“manglier” 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 September 3, 2026) - Nom collectif d’arbres de la famille des magnolias, qui croissent au bord de la mer, dans l’Amérique méridionale et dans l’Inde, et parmi lesquels on distingue le palétuvier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-manglier · manglier · French
manglier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | manglier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɑ̃.ɡli.je\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « manglier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
manglier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɑ̃.ɡli.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom collectif d’arbres de la famille des magnolias, qui croissent au bord de la mer, dans l’Amérique méridionale et dans l’Inde, et parmi lesquels on distingue le palétuvier.".
Zero misspellings are on record for manglier in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is manglier, spelled M-A-N-G-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nom collectif d’arbres de la famille des magnolias, qui croissent au bord de la mer, dans l’Amérique méridionale et dans l’Inde, et parmi lesquels on distingue le palétuvier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how manglier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sur les bords des mers tropicales, le manglier plante lui-même son fruit, lorsque celui-ci, par ses propres racines, peut s’accrocher aux roches d’où le flux et le reflux, autrement, l’eussent emporté.
Pendant ce temps, nous étions serrés de près de toutes parts, excepté du côté d’un fourré de mangliers qui bordait la rivière.
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.