maringouin
\ma.ʁɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃\
The verdict
“maringouin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom vulgaire de diverses espèces de tipules (cousins) des Antilles et d’autres pays.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maringouin · maringouin · French
maringouin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maringouin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ʁɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maringouin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maringouin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
maringouin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 maringouin, spelled M-A-R-I-N-G-O-U-I-N.
Definition
- 1Nom vulgaire de diverses espèces de tipules (cousins) des Antilles et d’autres pays.
- 2, Moustique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maringouin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les maringouins montaient en buée vibrante.
Déçu, je m’étendis dans mon hamac mais n’y trouvai point le repos. J’étais désolé par les moustiques qu’on nomme ici des maringouins.
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.