martin-pêcheur

\maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ\

/\maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“martin-pêcheur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom normalisé donné à sept genres comprenant 44 espèces d’oiseaux de la famille des alcédinidés, au régime ichtyophage ou insectivore, au bec droit, long et robuste, aux pattes courtes, et au pluma...

Key facts for martin-pêcheur
PropertyValue
Headwordmartin-pêcheur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “martin-pêcheur” sits in French frequency

martin-pêcheur falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

martin-pêcheur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom normalisé donné à sept genres comprenant 44 espèces d’oiseaux de la famille des alcédinidés, au régime ichtyophage ou insectivore, au bec droit, long et robuste, aux pattes courtes, et au pluma...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for martin-pêcheur, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is martin-pêcheur, spelled M-A-R-T-I-N---P-Ê-C-H-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom normalisé donné à sept genres comprenant 44 espèces d’oiseaux de la famille des alcédinidés, au régime ichtyophage ou insectivore, au bec droit, long et robuste, aux pattes courtes, et au plumage de couleurs souvent vives, qui creusent leurs nids dans les berges de plans d’eau et que l’on retrouve sur tous les continents sauf l'Antarctique.

Synonyms

halcyonartrebleuetdrapiergarde-boutiquemartinmartinet-pêcheurmerlet bleumerlet-pêcheretmonnieroiseau de glaceoiseau de Saint-Martinpêche-martinpêche-poissonpêche-véronpêcheur du Roipivertpivert bleupivert d’eautartarieuvert-monniervire-vent

This word in other languages

kingfisher(English)martín pescador(Español)Eisvogel(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "martin-pêcheur"?
"martin-pêcheur" is spelled M-A-R-T-I-N---P-Ê-C-H-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ\.
What does "martin-pêcheur" mean?
As a noun, "martin-pêcheur" means: Nom normalisé donné à sept genres comprenant 44 espèces d’oiseaux de la famille des alcédinidés, au régime ichtyophage ou insectivore, au bec droit, long et robuste, aux pattes courtes, et au pluma...
How do you pronounce "martin-pêcheur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "martin-pêcheur" is \maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "martin-pêcheur" come from?
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Using “martin-pêcheur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-R-T-I-N---P-Ê-C-H-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list