marabout argala
\ma.ʁa.bu aʁ.ga.la\
The verdict
“marabout argala” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce d’oiseau échassier asiatique de la famille des ciconiidés au bec très long et massif, la tête et le cou sont déplumés comme chez les vautours, très grand.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marabout argala |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ʁa.bu aʁ.ga.la\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marabout argala” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marabout argala is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁa.bu aʁ.ga.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d’oiseau échassier asiatique de la famille des ciconiidés au bec très long et massif, la tête et le cou sont déplumés comme chez les vautours, très grand.".
marabout argala doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is marabout argala, spelled M-A-R-A-B-O-U-T- -A-R-G-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Espèce d’oiseau échassier asiatique de la famille des ciconiidés au bec très long et massif, la tête et le cou sont déplumés comme chez les vautours, très grand.
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 “marabout argala”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-A-B-O-U-T- -A-R-G-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.ʁa.bu aʁ.ga.la\ (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.