maraîche
\ma.ʁɛʃ\
The verdict
“maraîche” 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) - Espèce de requin (de nom scientifique Lamna nasus).
Corpus desk
Index FR-maraiche · maraîche · French
maraîche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | maraîche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ʁɛʃ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maraîche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maraîche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁɛʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de requin (de nom scientifique Lamna nasus).".
No misspelling variants are generated for maraîche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maraîche, spelled M-A-R-A-Î-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de requin (de nom scientifique Lamna nasus).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maraîche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Son dernier ouvrage, Yann et le monstre marin (Boréal Jeunesse), fait renaître une affreuse maraîche (poisson de la famille des requins) qui avait sept rangées de dents fort affilées.
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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.