maréchal-ferrant

\ma.ʁe.ʃal.fɛ.ʁɑ̃\

/\ma.ʁe.ʃal.fɛ.ʁɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui dont le métier est de ferrer les chevaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marechal-ferrant · maréchal-ferrant · French

maréchal-ferrant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 maréchal-ferrant
PropertyValue
Headwordmaréchal-ferrant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʁe.ʃal.fɛ.ʁɑ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maréchal-ferrant” sits in French frequency

maréchal-ferrant 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

maréchal-ferrant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁe.ʃal.fɛ.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui dont le métier est de ferrer les chevaux.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for maréchal-ferrant in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is maréchal-ferrant, spelled M-A-R-É-C-H-A-L---F-E-R-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui dont le métier est de ferrer les chevaux.

Synonyms

orthopédiste équin

This word in other languages

farrier(English)Hufschmied(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maréchal-ferrant"?
"maréchal-ferrant" is spelled M-A-R-É-C-H-A-L---F-E-R-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁe.ʃal.fɛ.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "maréchal-ferrant" mean?
As a noun, "maréchal-ferrant" means: Celui dont le métier est de ferrer les chevaux.
How do you pronounce "maréchal-ferrant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maréchal-ferrant" is \ma.ʁe.ʃal.fɛ.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maréchal-ferrant" come from?
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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