Meije
\ˈmɛ.jə\
The verdict
“Meije” is uncommon French (frequency #98,238 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,238
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rivière des Pays-Bas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-meije · Meije · French
Meije · rank #98,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,238
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH Medea
Nearest frequency peer: Medea (-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 « Meije »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- mañana
mañana
1,768 corpus weight
- Mbemba
Mbemba
1,767 corpus weight
- Medea
Medea
1,764 corpus weight
- Meije
Meije
1,763 corpus weight
- Meilhac
Meilhac
1,762 corpus weight
- meow
meow
1,758 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Meije » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Meije |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ˈmɛ.jə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #98,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Meije » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Meije is uncommon French at frequency #98,238 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈmɛ.jə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Meije has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Meije, spelled M-E-I-J-E.
Definition
- 1Rivière des Pays-Bas.
- 2Village des Pays-Bas partagé entre la province de la Hollande septentrionale et la province d’Utrecht.
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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