mazel

noun

The verdict

“mazel” is uncommon French (frequency #54,723 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,723
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chouchou, enfant câlin.

Key facts for mazel
PropertyValue
Headwordmazel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mazel” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mazel lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mazel is uncommon French at frequency #54,723 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chouchou, enfant câlin.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mazel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is mazel, spelled M-A-Z-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chouchou, enfant câlin.

Synonyms

mazánek

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 "mazel"?
"mazel" is spelled M-A-Z-E-L.
What does "mazel" mean?
As a noun, "mazel" means: Chouchou, enfant câlin.
What language does "mazel" come from?
"mazel" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mazel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-Z-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list