Matsu
\mat.su\
The verdict
“Matsu” is uncommon French (frequency #96,116 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,116
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit archipel dépendant de Taïwan.
Corpus desk
Index FR-matsu · Matsu · French
Matsu · rank #96,116 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,116
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH mathématicien…
Nearest frequency peer: mathématicienne (-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 « Matsu »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- massées
massées
3,889 corpus weight
- masterpiece
masterpiece
3,888 corpus weight
- mathématici…
mathématicienne
3,886 corpus weight
- Matsu
Matsu
3,885 corpus weight
- mauna
mauna
3,884 corpus weight
- mazas
mazas
3,883 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Matsu » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Matsu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mat.su\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Matsu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Matsu is uncommon French at frequency #96,116 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mat.su\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit archipel dépendant de Taïwan.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Matsu, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Matsu, spelled M-A-T-S-U.
Definition
- 1Petit archipel dépendant de Taïwan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Matsu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les îles Tachen, 200 à 250 miles plus haut que les Matsu, au dessus de Wenchow. On n’a sur leur situation exacte, sur leur superficie, sur la distance qui les sépare de la côte que des renseignements fragmentaires ou contradictoires.
Le Président a qualifié d’« hypothétique » la possibilité de démilitariser Quemoy et Matsu en échange d’un cessez-le-feu, néanmoins il a reconnu que c’était théoriquement envisagé par la diplomatie américaine.
Synonyms
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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