marchand de vin
\maʁ.ʃɑ̃ də vɛ̃\
The verdict
“marchand de vin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauce préparée avec des échalottes et du vin rouge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-marchand-de-vin · marchand de vin · French
marchand de vin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 vin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \maʁ.ʃɑ̃ də vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « marchand de vin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
marchand de vin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \maʁ.ʃɑ̃ də vɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sauce préparée avec des échalottes et du vin rouge.".
No misspelling variants are generated for marchand de vin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 de vin, spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-N-D- -D-E- -V-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sauce préparée avec des échalottes et du vin rouge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how marchand de vin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Recette d'entrecôte bordelaise avec sauce marchand de vin, une des délicieuses recettes de bœuf.
Le poulet faisait partie des menus de fête, un mets noble alors que le bifteck frites, l’entrecôte marchand de vin étaient des plats populaires.
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.