mazagran
\ma.za.ɡʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“mazagran” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Profonde tasse conique sans anse mais dotée d’un pied, souvent en terre cuite, en grès ou en porcelaine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mazagran |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.za.ɡʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mazagran” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mazagran is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.za.ɡʁɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mazagran, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mazagran, spelled M-A-Z-A-G-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1Profonde tasse conique sans anse mais dotée d’un pied, souvent en terre cuite, en grès ou en porcelaine.
- 2Breuvage servi dans un verre profond, à base de café noir, de sucre et d’eau-de-vie.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mazagran”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-Z-A-G-R-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.za.ɡʁɑ̃\ (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.