mégalodon

\me.ɡa.lo.dɔ̃\

/\me.ɡa.lo.dɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“mégalodon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de requin fossile géant qui a vécu de l’Oligocène au Pléistocène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-megalodon · mégalodon · French

mégalodon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mégalodon
PropertyValue
Headwordmégalodon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.ɡa.lo.dɔ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mégalodon” sits in French frequency

mégalodon falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mégalodon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.ɡa.lo.dɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de requin fossile géant qui a vécu de l’Oligocène au Pléistocène.".

mégalodon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mégalodon, spelled M-É-G-A-L-O-D-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce de requin fossile géant qui a vécu de l’Oligocène au Pléistocène.

This word in other languages

megalodon(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mégalodon"?
"mégalodon" is spelled M-É-G-A-L-O-D-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ɡa.lo.dɔ̃\.
What does "mégalodon" mean?
As a noun, "mégalodon" means: Espèce de requin fossile géant qui a vécu de l’Oligocène au Pléistocène.
How do you pronounce "mégalodon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mégalodon" is \me.ɡa.lo.dɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mégalodon" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list