marble

\ˈmɑɹ.bl̩\

/\ˈmɑɹ.bl̩\/ noun

The verdict

“marble” is uncommon French (frequency #67,684 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,684
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Marbre.

Key facts for marble
PropertyValue
Headwordmarble
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmɑɹ.bl̩\
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marble” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). marble lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marble is uncommon French at frequency #67,684 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmɑɹ.bl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for marble in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is marble, spelled M-A-R-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marbre.
  2. 2
    Bille des jeux enfantins.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marble"?
"marble" is spelled M-A-R-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmɑɹ.bl̩\.
What does "marble" mean?
As a noun, "marble" means: Marbre.
How do you pronounce "marble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marble" is \ˈmɑɹ.bl̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marble" come from?
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Using “marble”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈmɑɹ.bl̩\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list