marathon de programmation

\ma.ʁa.tɔ̃ də pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\ma.ʁa.tɔ̃ də pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rassemblement de développeurs, organisés par équipes, ayant pour objectif de fournir, en une ou deux journées, un prototype d’application, de service en ligne ou de produit.

Key facts for marathon de programmation
PropertyValue
Headwordmarathon de programmation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʁa.tɔ̃ də pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marathon de programmation” sits in French frequency

marathon de programmation 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

marathon de programmation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁa.tɔ̃ də pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rassemblement de développeurs, organisés par équipes, ayant pour objectif de fournir, en une ou deux journées, un prototype d’application, de service en ligne ou de produit.".

marathon de programmation has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is marathon de programmation, spelled M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N- -D-E- -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rassemblement de développeurs, organisés par équipes, ayant pour objectif de fournir, en une ou deux journées, un prototype d’application, de service en ligne ou de produit.

Synonyms

marathonprogrammathon

This word in other languages

hackathon(English)

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 "marathon de programmation"?
"marathon de programmation" is spelled M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N- -D-E- -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁa.tɔ̃ də pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "marathon de programmation" mean?
As a noun, "marathon de programmation" means: Rassemblement de développeurs, organisés par équipes, ayant pour objectif de fournir, en une ou deux journées, un prototype d’application, de service en ligne ou de produit.
How do you pronounce "marathon de programmation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marathon de programmation" is \ma.ʁa.tɔ̃ də pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marathon de programmation" come from?
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Using “marathon de programmation”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N- -D-E- -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.ʁa.tɔ̃ də pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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