marché aux poissons

\maʁ.ʃe o pwa.sɔ̃\

/\maʁ.ʃe o pwa.sɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“marché aux poissons” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu où l’on vend des poissons et fruits de mer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marche-aux-poissons · marché aux poissons · French

marché aux poissons · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for marché aux poissons
PropertyValue
Headwordmarché aux poissons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\maʁ.ʃe o pwa.sɔ̃\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marché aux poissons” sits in French frequency

marché aux poissons falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marché aux poissons is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁ.ʃe o pwa.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lieu où l’on vend des poissons et fruits de mer.".

No misspelling variants are generated for marché aux poissons in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is marché aux poissons, spelled M-A-R-C-H-É- -A-U-X- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où l’on vend des poissons et fruits de mer.

Synonyms

criéehalle aux poissons

This word in other languages

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marché aux poissons"?
"marché aux poissons" is spelled M-A-R-C-H-É- -A-U-X- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.ʃe o pwa.sɔ̃\.
What does "marché aux poissons" mean?
As a noun, "marché aux poissons" means: Lieu où l’on vend des poissons et fruits de mer.
How do you pronounce "marché aux poissons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marché aux poissons" is \maʁ.ʃe o pwa.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marché aux poissons" come from?
"marché aux poissons" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list