maquereau commun

\ma.kʁo kɔ.mœ̃\

/\ma.kʁo kɔ.mœ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de poisson osseux marin scombridé de haute mer de la plupart des mers, dont les écailles sont très brillantes et très colorées, au dos bleu-vert, zébré de raies noires, apprécié pour sa chai...

Key facts for maquereau commun
PropertyValue
Headwordmaquereau commun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.kʁo kɔ.mœ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maquereau commun” sits in French frequency

maquereau commun 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

maquereau commun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.kʁo kɔ.mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de poisson osseux marin scombridé de haute mer de la plupart des mers, dont les écailles sont très brillantes et très colorées, au dos bleu-vert, zébré de raies noires, apprécié pour sa chai...".

maquereau commun has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is maquereau commun, spelled M-A-Q-U-E-R-E-A-U- -C-O-M-M-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de poisson osseux marin scombridé de haute mer de la plupart des mers, dont les écailles sont très brillantes et très colorées, au dos bleu-vert, zébré de raies noires, apprécié pour sa chair et qui fait l’objet de pêche industrielle.

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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 "maquereau commun"?
"maquereau commun" is spelled M-A-Q-U-E-R-E-A-U- -C-O-M-M-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.kʁo kɔ.mœ̃\.
What does "maquereau commun" mean?
As a noun, "maquereau commun" means: Espèce de poisson osseux marin scombridé de haute mer de la plupart des mers, dont les écailles sont très brillantes et très colorées, au dos bleu-vert, zébré de raies noires, apprécié pour sa chai...
How do you pronounce "maquereau commun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maquereau commun" is \ma.kʁo kɔ.mœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maquereau commun" come from?
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Using “maquereau commun”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-Q-U-E-R-E-A-U- -C-O-M-M-U-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.kʁo kɔ.mœ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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