martre pêcheuse

\maʁtʁ pɛ.ʃøz\

/\maʁtʁ pɛ.ʃøz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de mustélidé forestier nord-américain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-martre-pecheuse · martre pêcheuse · French

martre pêcheuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for martre pêcheuse
PropertyValue
Headwordmartre pêcheuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\maʁtʁ pɛ.ʃøz\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « martre pêcheuse » en français

martre pêcheusesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

martre pêcheuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁtʁ pɛ.ʃøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de mustélidé forestier nord-américain.".

martre pêcheuse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is martre pêcheuse, spelled M-A-R-T-R-E- -P-Ê-C-H-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de mustélidé forestier nord-américain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un porc-épic est davantage en sécurité dans un arbre. Il peut grimper sur une branche où la martre pêcheuse — c’est l’espèce la plus rare de la famille des belettes, si vous ne le saviez pas — doit l’attaquer par-derrière et ne peut pas passer sa cuirasse de piquants. Mais quand le porc-épic descend pour manger la pagaie de canoë, la martre pêcheuse l’att…
  2. La martre pêcheuse a des oreilles larges et arrondies, noires et bordées de blanc; des moustaches grandes et soyeuses; la face et les côtés du cou d’un cendré mêlé de noir; les pieds larges et velus et la queue très touffue; elle habite l’Amérique du Nord.

Synonyms

pécanpékanmartre de Pennant

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 "martre pêcheuse"?
"martre pêcheuse" is spelled M-A-R-T-R-E- -P-Ê-C-H-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁtʁ pɛ.ʃøz\.
What does "martre pêcheuse" mean?
As a noun, "martre pêcheuse" means: Espèce de mustélidé forestier nord-américain.
How do you pronounce "martre pêcheuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "martre pêcheuse" is \maʁtʁ pɛ.ʃøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list