matamore

\ma.ta.mɔʁ\

/\ma.ta.mɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“matamore” is uncommon French (frequency #90,921 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,921
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faux brave, vantard plus courageux en paroles qu’en actes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-matamore · matamore · French

matamore · rank #90,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,921
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mastiquer

Nearest frequency peer: mastiquer (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « matamore »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « matamore » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for matamore
PropertyValue
Headwordmatamore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ta.mɔʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « matamore » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.matamoretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « mastiquer » (#90,920), « matous » (#90,922), « mascarades » (#90,919). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « matamore » est au #90,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

matamore is uncommon French at frequency #90,921 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ta.mɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faux brave, vantard plus courageux en paroles qu’en actes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for matamore in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is matamore, spelled M-A-T-A-M-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faux brave, vantard plus courageux en paroles qu’en actes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. TOULOUSE – […] Figures et poses involontairement comiques de bravaches et de matamores dans les rues.
  2. Peut-être eût-on pu lui reprocher une exubérance de gestes qui n'était pas du meilleur goût, il avait une façon de se camper qui sentait son matamore.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matamore"?
"matamore" is spelled M-A-T-A-M-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ta.mɔʁ\.
What does "matamore" mean?
As a noun, "matamore" means: Faux brave, vantard plus courageux en paroles qu’en actes.
How do you pronounce "matamore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matamore" is \ma.ta.mɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list