marinières

\ma.ʁi.njɛʁ\

/\ma.ʁi.njɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“marinières” is uncommon French (frequency #96,106 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,106
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de marinière.

Key facts for marinières
PropertyValue
Headwordmarinières
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʁi.njɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,106
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marinières” 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). marinières 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

marinières is uncommon French at frequency #96,106 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁi.njɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de marinière.".

Zero misspellings are on record for marinières in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 marinières, spelled M-A-R-I-N-I-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de marinière.

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 "marinières"?
"marinières" is spelled M-A-R-I-N-I-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁi.njɛʁ\.
What does "marinières" mean?
As a noun, "marinières" means: Pluriel de marinière.
How do you pronounce "marinières"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marinières" is \ma.ʁi.njɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marinières" come from?
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Using “marinières”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-I-N-I-È-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.ʁi.njɛʁ\ (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