mariait

\ma.ʁjɛ\

/\ma.ʁjɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“mariait” is uncommon French (frequency #66,096 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,096
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de marier.

Key facts for mariait
PropertyValue
Headwordmariait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ma.ʁjɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,096
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mariait” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mariait lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mariait is uncommon French at frequency #66,096 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ma.ʁjɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de marier.".

mariait doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mariait, spelled M-A-R-I-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de marier.

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 "mariait"?
"mariait" is spelled M-A-R-I-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁjɛ\.
What does "mariait" mean?
As a verb, "mariait" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de marier.
How do you pronounce "mariait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mariait" is \ma.ʁjɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mariait" come from?
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Using “mariait”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-I-A-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.ʁjɛ\ (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

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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