marchand de sable
\maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl\
The verdict
“marchand de sable” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personnage mythique versant du sable sur les yeux des enfants pour les endormir.
| 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) |
Where “marchand de sable” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for marchand de sable is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “marchand de sable”
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- -D-E- -S-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.