Mathew
The verdict
“Mathew” is uncommon French (frequency #65,299 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,299
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mathew · Mathew · French
Mathew · rank #65,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,299
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH matata
Nearest frequency peer: matata (-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 « Mathew »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- marmiton
marmiton
34,706 corpus weight
- Marylin
Marylin
34,705 corpus weight
- matata
matata
34,703 corpus weight
- Mathew
Mathew
34,702 corpus weight
- Maul
Maul
34,700 corpus weight
- Mazzini
Mazzini
34,698 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Mathew » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mathew |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,299 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Mathew » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Mathew is uncommon French at frequency #65,299 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Mathew in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Mathew, spelled M-A-T-H-E-W.
Definition
- 1Prénom masculin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mathew appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis 2013, le monument français a offert un vainqueur différent par édition et pas mal de surprises, à l’image de Mathew Hayman en 2016.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).