mercredi des cendres

\mɛʁ.kʁə.di de sɑ̃dʁ\

/\mɛʁ.kʁə.di de sɑ̃dʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Premier jour du carême pour les catholiques et les protestants.

Key facts for mercredi des cendres
PropertyValue
Headwordmercredi des cendres
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛʁ.kʁə.di de sɑ̃dʁ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mercredi des cendres” sits in French frequency

mercredi des cendres 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

mercredi des cendres is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ.kʁə.di de sɑ̃dʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Premier jour du carême pour les catholiques et les protestants.".

Zero misspellings are on record for mercredi des cendres in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mercredi des cendres, spelled M-E-R-C-R-E-D-I- -D-E-S- -C-E-N-D-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Premier jour du carême pour les catholiques et les protestants.

This word in other languages

Ash Wednesday(English)Miércoles de Ceniza(Español)Aschermittwoch(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mercredi des cendres"?
"mercredi des cendres" is spelled M-E-R-C-R-E-D-I- -D-E-S- -C-E-N-D-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛʁ.kʁə.di de sɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "mercredi des cendres" mean?
As a noun, "mercredi des cendres" means: Premier jour du carême pour les catholiques et les protestants.
How do you pronounce "mercredi des cendres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mercredi des cendres" is \mɛʁ.kʁə.di de sɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mercredi des cendres" come from?
"mercredi des cendres" 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 “mercredi des cendres”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-R-C-R-E-D-I- -D-E-S- -C-E-N-D-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛʁ.kʁə.di de sɑ̃dʁ\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list