Mascareignes
\mas.ka.ʁɛɲ\
The verdict
“Mascareignes” is uncommon French (frequency #85,918 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,918
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Archipel de l’Océan Indien dont les trois îles principales sont La Réunion, l’île Maurice et Rodrigues.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mascareignes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mas.ka.ʁɛɲ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #85,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mascareignes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mascareignes is uncommon French at frequency #85,918 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mas.ka.ʁɛɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archipel de l’Océan Indien dont les trois îles principales sont La Réunion, l’île Maurice et Rodrigues.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Mascareignes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Mascareignes, spelled M-A-S-C-A-R-E-I-G-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Archipel de l’Océan Indien dont les trois îles principales sont La Réunion, l’île Maurice et Rodrigues.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Mascareignes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-S-C-A-R-E-I-G-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mas.ka.ʁɛɲ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.