Marcillac

\maʁ.si.jak\

/\maʁ.si.jak\/ name

The verdict

“Marcillac” is uncommon French (frequency #84,048 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,048
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Gironde intégrée à la commune de Val-de-Livenne en janvier 2019.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marcillac · Marcillac · French

Marcillac · rank #84,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,048
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH marchèrent

Nearest frequency peer: marchèrent (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Marcillac »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Marcillac » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Marcillac
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarcillac
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\maʁ.si.jak\
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Marcillac » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Marcillactombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « marchèrent » (#84,047), « maracas » (#84,046), « massent » (#84,050). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Marcillac » est au #84,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marcillac is uncommon French at frequency #84,048 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \maʁ.si.jak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Marcillac in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Marcillac, spelled M-A-R-C-I-L-L-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Gironde intégrée à la commune de Val-de-Livenne en janvier 2019.
  2. 2
    Nom court de Marcillac-la-Croisille, commune française située dans le département de la Corrèze.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Marcillac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’AS Marcillac Clergoux peut également se réjouir et a eu l'honneur de voir Maelys Leyris (Catégorie U11 ASMC) “lors de son voyage à Toulouse le 17 juin à l’occasion du match Italie – Suède d’accompagner le joueur italien Antonio Candreva (n°6) de la Lazio de Rome lors de l’entrée des équipes sur le terrain et durant les hymnes nationaux”.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Marcillac"?
"Marcillac" is spelled M-A-R-C-I-L-L-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.si.jak\.
What does "Marcillac" mean?
As a proper noun, "Marcillac" means: Commune française, située dans le département de la Gironde intégrée à la commune de Val-de-Livenne en janvier 2019.
How do you pronounce "Marcillac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marcillac" is \maʁ.si.jak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marcillac" come from?
"Marcillac" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Marcillac", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list