martyrium
\maʁ.ti.ʁjɔm\
The verdict
“martyrium” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crypte nommée confession, bâtiment, ou par extension châsse contenant les restes d’un martyr.
Corpus desk
Index FR-martyrium · martyrium · French
martyrium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | martyrium |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \maʁ.ti.ʁjɔm\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
martyrium is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁ.ti.ʁjɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crypte nommée confession, bâtiment, ou par extension châsse contenant les restes d’un martyr.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for martyrium, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is martyrium, spelled M-A-R-T-Y-R-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Crypte nommée confession, bâtiment, ou par extension châsse contenant les restes d’un martyr.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how martyrium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est aussi sous le règne de François Ier, le 15 avril 1538, que fut fondée, dans la crypte du martyrium du monastère des Dames de Montmartre, la Compagnie de Jésus.
Un siècle après leur mort, saint Théodule fait construire un martyrium (IVᵉ s.), lieu de sépulture pour ces soldats romains décimés au pied de la paroi rocheuse d’Acaunum, Agaune, à la fin du IIIᵉ siècle.
This word in other languages
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.