markka
\maʁ.ka\
The verdict
“markka” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancienne monnaie de la Finlande entre 1860 et 2001 (remplacée en 2002 par l’euro).
Corpus desk
Index FR-markka · markka · French
markka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | markka |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \maʁ.ka\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « markka » en français
Rare enough to double-check
markka is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁ.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne monnaie de la Finlande entre 1860 et 2001 (remplacée en 2002 par l’euro).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for markka, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is markka, spelled M-A-R-K-K-A.
Definition
- 1Ancienne monnaie de la Finlande entre 1860 et 2001 (remplacée en 2002 par l’euro).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how markka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A sa demande, le Comité monétaire de l’UE s’est réuni samedi à Bruxelles pour donner son feu vert et fixer le taux de change auquel le markka rentrera dans le mécanisme de change à partir de lundi: 5,80661 Mfi pour 1 ECU.
Aucune compensation n’était prévue pour les surfaces mises en jachère, mais les agriculteurs qui n’adhéraient pas au programme devaient payer une taxe de 1 000 markkaa (191 dollars E.-U.) par hectare.
Synonyms
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.