mariole
\ma.ʁjɔl\
The verdict
“mariole” is uncommon French (frequency #86,907 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,907
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malin, astucieux, habile.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mariole · mariole · French
mariole · rank #86,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,907
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH marinas
Nearest frequency peer: marinas (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « mariole »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- maquilleurs
maquilleurs
13,097 corpus weight
- marinas
marinas
13,095 corpus weight
- mariole
mariole
13,094 corpus weight
- Marsac
Marsac
13,093 corpus weight
- Marseilles
Marseilles
13,092 corpus weight
- matérialisé…
matérialisées
13,089 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « mariole » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mariole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ma.ʁjɔl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,907 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mariole » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mariole is uncommon French at frequency #86,907 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.ʁjɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malin, astucieux, habile.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mariole, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mariole, spelled M-A-R-I-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Malin, astucieux, habile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mariole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est un type. Mais que j’te prévienne, pas fortiche du tout, ni mariole. Un gars quoi ! Un bon gars.
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.
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