Merad
The verdict
“Merad” is uncommon French (frequency #61,693 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,693
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-merad · Merad · French
Merad · rank #61,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,693
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH Menthon
Nearest frequency peer: Menthon (-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 « Merad »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
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meditation
38,310 corpus weight
- Menthon
Menthon
38,309 corpus weight
- Merad
Merad
38,308 corpus weight
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mercado
38,307 corpus weight
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mesquins
38,305 corpus weight
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meteor
38,304 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Merad » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Merad |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #61,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Merad » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Merad is uncommon French at frequency #61,693 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".
Merad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Merad, spelled M-E-R-A-D.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Merad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parmi les 200 invités figuraient Elsa Zylberstein, Jean Dujardin, Kad Merad, Julien Clerc, Richard Anconina, Læticia Halliday, Jalil Lespert, ou encore le ministre de la Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti.
Elle doit surtout se faire accepter par Marie-Antoinette (Ness Merad), une ado au caractère bien trempé, dont elle est la référente et qu’elle doit aider dans ses tâches quotidiennes.
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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