maraud
\ma.ʁo\
The verdict
“maraud” 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) - Coquin ; drôle ; personnage vil ou impudent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maraud · maraud · French
maraud · 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 | maraud |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ʁo\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maraud » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maraud is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for maraud in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is maraud, spelled M-A-R-A-U-D.
Definition
- 1Coquin ; drôle ; personnage vil ou impudent.
- 2Chat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maraud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] mais, quand j’eus renversé d’un coup de poing le sacristain, l’autre maraud, son camarade de bouteille, me porta un coup avec son gros bâton.
Lucien leva les yeux et vit une grande maison, moins mesquine que celles devant lesquelles le régiment avait passé jusque-là ; au milieu d’un grand mur blanc, il y avait une persienne peinte en vert perroquet. « Quel choix de couleurs voyantes ont ces marauds de provinciaux ! »
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.