marchand
\maʁ.ʃɑ̃\
The verdict
“marchand” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,956 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,956
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propre au commerce, qui a rapport au commerce.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marchand |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \maʁ.ʃɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,956 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marchand” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for marchand is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \maʁ.ʃɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,956 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for marchand, with forms such as "amrchand", "macrhand", and "marcahnd". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "marchent", "marchant", "Maryland", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is marchand, spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Propre au commerce, qui a rapport au commerce.
- 2Qualifie un quartier, une ville, où il y a une grande activité commerciale.
- 3Qualifie les emplacements commodes pour vendre de la marchandise.
- 4Qui est de bon débit, de bonne qualité, qui a les qualités requises pour être vendu.
- 5Qualifie la partie de l'économie dans laquelle se produit et se vend des biens ou des services.
- 6Qui est relatif à ce secteur de l’activité économique.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amrchand,macrhand,marcahnd,marcchand,marchadn,marchandd,marchannd,marchhand,marchnad,marhcand,marrchand,mmarchand,mrachand
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marchand - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “marchand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-C-H-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \maʁ.ʃɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “marchent” - see the side-by-side comparison. marchand vs marchent
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.