marathon
French, noun/ma.ʁa.tɔ̃/
marathon is spelled M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,605th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marathon is a French masculine noun meaning “marathon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Épreuve sportive de course à pied, généralement sur route, d’une quarantaine de kilomètres. Depuis 1924, la…”.
What does marathon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemarathon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Indique une tâche ou un évènement long et éreintant.
noun: 1. Épreuve sportive de course à pied, généralement sur route, d’une quarantaine de kilomètres. Depuis 1924, la distance a été fixée à 42,195 km dans les épreuves officielles. 2. Chose longue et difficile à faire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marathon
- marathons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marathon?
- /ma.ʁa.tɔ̃/
- \ma.ʁa.tɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marathon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marathon in French?
marathon appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).