marc

\maʁ\

/\maʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“marc” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,777
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Résidu des fruits dont on a extrait le suc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marc · marc · French

marc · rank #1,777 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,777
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH minute

Nearest frequency peer: minute (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « marc »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « marc » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marc vs MR
0% similar
marc vs MC
0% similar
marc vs mec
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marc
PropertyValue
Headwordmarc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\maʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,777
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « marc »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).marcse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « minute » (#1,778), « lac » (#1,775), « mondial » (#1,779). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « marc » est au #1,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around marc (IPA \maʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,777 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for marc, with forms such as "amrc", "macr", and "marcc". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MR", "MC", "mec", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is marc, spelled M-A-R-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Résidu des fruits dont on a extrait le suc.
  2. 2
    Eau-de-vie obtenue en distillant du marc de raisin.
  3. 3
    Résidu obtenu après décoction, infusion ou macération de diverses substances.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how marc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On fait encore en Bourgogne des eaux-de-vie avec les marcs du raisin. Cette eau-de-vie a toujours un goût d’empyreume, causé par une certaine quantité de marc ou de lie qui s’est attachée aux parois intérieures de l’alambic, et qui a été en partie décomposée par le calorique, […].
  2. On fait quelquefois de la piquette avec le marc définitif qu’on délaye dans un peu d’eau et qu’on soumet à une nouvelle pression. C’est un vin très-faible et qui s’aigrit facilement.

Synonyms

charréeeffondrilles

This word in other languages

pomace(English)borujo(Español)bagaço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrc
  • macr
  • marcc
  • marrc
  • mmarc
  • mrac

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marc - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrc2macr2marcc1marrc1mmarc1mrac2
Edit distance from "marc"

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 "marc"?
"marc" is spelled M-A-R-C. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ\.
What does "marc" mean?
As a noun, "marc" means: Résidu des fruits dont on a extrait le suc.
What words are commonly confused with "marc"?
"marc" is commonly confused with "MR", "MC", "mec". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marc" is \maʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marc" come from?
"marc" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marc", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rare#1,785coût#1,767sois#1,787amie#1,762

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

vécu6 variantschasse6 variantsnommé6 variantstest6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list