Marlène

\maʁ.len\

/\maʁ.len\/ name

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The verdict

“Marlène” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,036
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marlene · Marlène · French

Marlène · rank #25,036 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,036
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mardis

Nearest frequency peer: mardis (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Marlène »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Marlène » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Marlène vs marne
57% similar
Marlène vs Mylène
71% similar
Marlène vs Marley
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Marlène
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarlène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\maʁ.len\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,036
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Marlène »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Marlènese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mardis » (#25,035), « marta » (#25,037), « mangeais » (#25,034). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Marlène » est au #25,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Marlène (IPA \maʁ.len\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,036 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Marlène, with forms such as "amrlène", "malrène", and "marlene". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "marne", "Mylène", "Marley", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Marlène, spelled M-A-R-L-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Marlène Schiappa prévoyait 100 % d’effectifs de police et de gendarmerie formées d’ici à 2023.

This word in other languages

Marlene(English)Marlene(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrlène
  • malrène
  • marlene
  • marllène
  • marlnèe
  • marlèen
  • marlènne
  • marrlène
  • marèlne
  • mmarlène
  • mralène

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Marlène - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amrlène2malrène2marlene1marllène1marlnèe2marlèen2marlènne1marrlène1
Edit distance from "Marlène"

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 "Marlène"?
"Marlène" is spelled M-A-R-L-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.len\.
What does "Marlène" mean?
As a proper noun, "Marlène" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Marlène"?
"Marlène" is commonly confused with "marne", "Mylène", "Marley". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Marlène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marlène" is \maʁ.len\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marlène" come from?
"Marlène" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Marlène", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

masqués#25,040livrant#25,030lavande#25,028minceur#25,046

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mangeais11 variantsMatthews11 variantsmausolée11 variantsinteresse11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list