matières fécales
\ma.tjɛʁ fe.kal\
The verdict
“matières fécales” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de matière fécale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matières fécales |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.tjɛʁ fe.kal\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “matières fécales” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
matières fécales is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.tjɛʁ fe.kal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de matière fécale.".
matières fécales doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is matières fécales, spelled M-A-T-I-È-R-E-S- -F-É-C-A-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de matière fécale.
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.
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Using “matières fécales”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-T-I-È-R-E-S- -F-É-C-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.tjɛʁ fe.kal\ (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.