marrant

\ma.ʁɑ̃\

/\ma.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“marrant” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,275
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comique ; drôle ; ludique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marrant · marrant · French

marrant · rank #3,275 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,275
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH malades

Nearest frequency peer: malades (-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 « marrant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « marrant » 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).

marrant vs marron
71% similar
marrant vs marsan
71% similar
marrant vs Marwan
57% similar

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

Key facts for marrant
PropertyValue
Headwordmarrant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ma.ʁɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,275
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « marrant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).marrantse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « malades » (#3,274), « maîtrise » (#3,276), « maintien » (#3,273). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « marrant » est au #3,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around marrant (IPA \ma.ʁɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,275 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for marrant, with forms such as "amrrant", "marant", and "mararnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "marron", "marsan", "Marwan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is marrant, spelled M-A-R-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comique ; drôle ; ludique.
  2. 2
    Curieux ; étrange ; surprenant.
  3. 3
    Ennuyeux, fâcheux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Comme il est têtu, il finit par faire des trucs marrants sans que l'on puisse les décrire. Ou plus exactement, en les décrivant, on ne voit pas bien pourquoi ils sont marrants. Ils sont marrants, c'est tout.
  2. J'étais marrante avant. Vraiment marrante. Tout ce que je disais ou faisais était marrant. Je pense que vous auriez ri. J'aimerais bien. J'aimerais pouvoir vous prouver à quel point j'étais marrante avant, ça me rendrait encore plus marrante.

This word in other languages

funny(English)divertido(Español)lustig(Deutsch)engraçado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrrant
  • marant
  • mararnt
  • marrannt
  • marrantt
  • marratn
  • marrnat
  • mmarrant
  • mrarant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marrant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrrant2marant1mararnt2marrannt1marrantt1marratn2marrnat2mmarrant1
Edit distance from "marrant"

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 "marrant"?
"marrant" is spelled M-A-R-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "marrant" mean?
As an adjective, "marrant" means: Comique ; drôle ; ludique.
What words are commonly confused with "marrant"?
"marrant" is commonly confused with "marron", "marsan", "Marwan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marrant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marrant" is \ma.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marrant" come from?
"marrant" 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 "marrant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

malades#3,274magique#3,272inconnu#3,267publier#3,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

faibles9 variantstourné9 variantsdessins9 variantsagissait9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list