mardi gras
\maʁ.di ɡʁa\
The verdict
“mardi gras” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dernier jour du carnaval.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mardi gras |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \maʁ.di ɡʁa\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mardi gras” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mardi gras is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \maʁ.di ɡʁa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mardi gras, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mardi gras, spelled M-A-R-D-I- -G-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1Dernier jour du carnaval.
- 2Personne qui s’habille d’une façon ridicule évoquant l’idée d’un déguisement.
- 3Vacances scolaires en février.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-D-I- -G-R-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \maʁ.di ɡʁa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.