marie-louise

\ma.ʁi.lwiz\

/\ma.ʁi.lwiz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Encadrement en bois, généralement de couleur claire que l'on intercale entre le cadre proprement dit et l’œuvre à encadrer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marie-louise · marie-louise · French

marie-louise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 marie-louise
PropertyValue
Headwordmarie-louise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʁi.lwiz\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « marie-louise » en français

marie-louisen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

marie-louise is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁi.lwiz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Encadrement en bois, généralement de couleur claire que l'on intercale entre le cadre proprement dit et l’œuvre à encadrer.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for marie-louise, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is marie-louise, spelled M-A-R-I-E---L-O-U-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Encadrement en bois, généralement de couleur claire que l'on intercale entre le cadre proprement dit et l’œuvre à encadrer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cette marie-louise liera parfaitement le cadre à son œuvre.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marie-louise"?
"marie-louise" is spelled M-A-R-I-E---L-O-U-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁi.lwiz\.
What does "marie-louise" mean?
As a noun, "marie-louise" means: Encadrement en bois, généralement de couleur claire que l'on intercale entre le cadre proprement dit et l’œuvre à encadrer.
How do you pronounce "marie-louise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marie-louise" is \ma.ʁi.lwiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marie-louise" come from?
"marie-louise" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list