Martigues

\maʁ.tiɡ\

/\maʁ.tiɡ\/ name

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The verdict

“Martigues” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,897
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune et ville française, située dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône.

Corpus desk

Index FR-martigues · Martigues · French

Martigues · rank #32,897 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,897
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH martinet

Nearest frequency peer: martinet (+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 « Martigues »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Martigues » 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
Key facts for Martigues
PropertyValue
HeadwordMartigues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\maʁ.tiɡ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,897
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Martigues »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « martinet » (#32,898), « manny » (#32,895), « maso » (#32,899). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Martigues » est au #32,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Martigues (IPA \maʁ.tiɡ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,897 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Martigues, with forms such as "amrtigues", "maritgues", and "marrtigues". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Martigues, spelled M-A-R-T-I-G-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune et ville française, située dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce canal irait directement de Marseille à l’étang de Berre, et de là, par Martigues et Bouc, aboutirait au canal d’Arles à Bouc et au Rhône.
  2. Martigues est appelé « la Venise provençale » ; elle n’a de commun avec sa glorieuse marraine que de sentir le pétrole comme sur le quai des Esclavons, quand le vent vient de Mestre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrtigues
  • maritgues
  • marrtigues
  • martgiues
  • martigeus
  • martiggues
  • martiguess
  • martiguse
  • martiuges
  • marttigues
  • matrigues
  • mmartigues
  • mratigues

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Martigues - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrtigues2maritgues2marrtigues1martgiues2martigeus2martiggues1martiguess1martiguse2
Edit distance from "Martigues"

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 "Martigues"?
"Martigues" is spelled M-A-R-T-I-G-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.tiɡ\.
What does "Martigues" mean?
As a proper noun, "Martigues" means: Commune et ville française, située dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône.
What are common misspellings of "Martigues"?
Common misspellings include "amrtigues", "maritgues", "marrtigues", "martgiues", "martigeus". The correct spelling is "Martigues".
How do you pronounce "Martigues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Martigues" is \maʁ.tiɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Martigues" come from?
"Martigues" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maîtrises#32,905mignonnes#32,910Molenbeek#32,914Lamartine#32,877

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

irradiation13 variantsinfinitif13 variantshébergés13 variantshasardeux13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list