maquin
\ma.kɛ̃\
The verdict
“maquin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verrat, porc ou sanglier mâle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maquin · maquin · French
maquin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | maquin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.kɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maquin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maquin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.kɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verrat, porc ou sanglier mâle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maquin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is maquin, spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N.
Definition
- 1Verrat, porc ou sanglier mâle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maquin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Salut, je viens vous partager mon premier sanglier qui fait 100 kg (maquin), grand moment d’émotion que je n’ai pu filmer car j’attends ma caméra pour filmer mes actions de chasse.
Très beau maquin de 94 kg prélevé aujourd'hui dans la traque !
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.