marsanne
\maʁ.san\
The verdict
“marsanne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cépage blanc, originaire de la région de l'Hermitage (côtes du Rhône).
Corpus desk
Index FR-marsanne · marsanne · French
marsanne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | marsanne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \maʁ.san\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « marsanne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
marsanne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁ.san\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cépage blanc, originaire de la région de l'Hermitage (côtes du Rhône).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for marsanne, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 marsanne, spelled M-A-R-S-A-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Cépage blanc, originaire de la région de l'Hermitage (côtes du Rhône).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how marsanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme les autres cépages de la région, la marsanne fait partie de la famille des serines.
Le Méal (rouge et blanc) provient d’un illustre coteau orienté plein sud, avec des limons éoliens sur le haut du coteau, des galets roulés et des sédiments dans le bas. Les syrahs y sont opulentes, suaves ; les marsannes puissantes en alcool et miellées.
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.