maritorne

\ma.ʁi.tɔʁn\

/\ma.ʁi.tɔʁn\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fille hommasse, laide, malpropre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maritorne · maritorne · French

maritorne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 maritorne
PropertyValue
Headwordmaritorne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʁi.tɔʁn\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « maritorne » en français

maritornereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

maritorne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʁi.tɔʁn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fille hommasse, laide, malpropre.".

Zero misspellings are on record for maritorne in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is maritorne, spelled M-A-R-I-T-O-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fille hommasse, laide, malpropre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De belles grandes filles bien découplées, avec leurs magnifiques tresses tombant sur les épaules, parfaitement habillées, et ne ressemblant en rien aux maritornes promises, allaient et venaient avec une activité de bon augure pour le souper qui ne se fit pas attendre.
  2. Un rustre et un couard qui renonça son maître et sa foi devant des maritornes bien moins jolies sans doute, que la femme de chambre de madame la baillive de Séez.

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 "maritorne"?
"maritorne" is spelled M-A-R-I-T-O-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁi.tɔʁn\.
What does "maritorne" mean?
As a noun, "maritorne" means: Fille hommasse, laide, malpropre.
How do you pronounce "maritorne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maritorne" is \ma.ʁi.tɔʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list