martin

\maʁ.tɛ̃\

/\maʁ.tɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“martin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,443
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oiseau de la famille des sturnidés (genre Acridotheres ou Ampeliceps).

Corpus desk

Index FR-martin · martin · French

martin · rank #1,443 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,443
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH largement

Nearest frequency peer: largement (-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 « martin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « martin » 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).

martin vs matin
83% similar
martin vs morin
67% similar
martin vs Marty
50% similar

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

Key facts for martin
PropertyValue
Headwordmartin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\maʁ.tɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,443
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « martin »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).martinse 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 « largement » (#1,442), « mets » (#1,444), « lance » (#1,441). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « martin » est au #1,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around martin (IPA \maʁ.tɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,443 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for martin, with forms such as "amrtin", "maritn", and "marrtin". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "matin", "morin", "Marty", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is martin, spelled M-A-R-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oiseau de la famille des sturnidés (genre Acridotheres ou Ampeliceps).
  2. 2
    Martin-pêcheur (d'Europe).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le cardinal, vêtu de sa plume écarlate, En leurs nids cotonneux trouble les colibris. Les martins au bec jaune et les vertes perruches, Du haut des pics aigus, regardent l’eau dormir ; Et, dans un rayon vif, autour des noires ruches, On entend un vol d’or tournoyer et frémir.
  2. Le soir, quand les martins jacassent dans les grands arbres du jardin, il y a la voix douce et jeune de Mam en train de dicter un poème, ou de réciter une prière.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrtin
  • maritn
  • marrtin
  • martinn
  • martni
  • marttin
  • matrin
  • mmartin
  • mratin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrtin2maritn2marrtin1martinn1martni2marttin1matrin2mmartin1
Edit distance from "martin"

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 "martin"?
"martin" is spelled M-A-R-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.tɛ̃\.
What does "martin" mean?
As a noun, "martin" means: Oiseau de la famille des sturnidés (genre Acridotheres ou Ampeliceps).
What words are commonly confused with "martin"?
"martin" is commonly confused with "matin", "morin", "Marty". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "martin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "martin" is \maʁ.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "martin" come from?
"martin" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list