marchand de sable
\maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl\
The verdict
“marchand de sable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personnage mythique versant du sable sur les yeux des enfants pour les endormir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-marchand-de-sable · marchand de sable · French
marchand de sable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | marchand de sable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « marchand de sable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
marchand de sable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personnage mythique versant du sable sur les yeux des enfants pour les endormir.".
Zero misspellings are on record for marchand de sable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is marchand de sable, spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-N-D- -D-E- -S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Personnage mythique versant du sable sur les yeux des enfants pour les endormir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how marchand de sable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le marchand de sable venait de m’en lancer une bonne poignée.
« Merci Niquedouille. — Fermez vos mignons petits yeux ensommeillés. Le marchand de sable va passer. »
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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.