mère maquerelle

\mɛʁ ma.kʁɛl\

/\mɛʁ ma.kʁɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tenancière d’une maison close.

Key facts for mère maquerelle
PropertyValue
Headwordmère maquerelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛʁ ma.kʁɛl\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mère maquerelle” sits in French frequency

mère maquerelle 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

mère maquerelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ ma.kʁɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tenancière d’une maison close.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mère maquerelle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mère maquerelle, spelled M-È-R-E- -M-A-Q-U-E-R-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tenancière d’une maison close.

This word in other languages

madam(English)cabrona(Español)Puffmutter(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 "mère maquerelle"?
"mère maquerelle" is spelled M-È-R-E- -M-A-Q-U-E-R-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛʁ ma.kʁɛl\.
What does "mère maquerelle" mean?
As a noun, "mère maquerelle" means: Tenancière d’une maison close.
How do you pronounce "mère maquerelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mère maquerelle" is \mɛʁ ma.kʁɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mère maquerelle" come from?
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Using “mère maquerelle”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-È-R-E- -M-A-Q-U-E-R-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛʁ ma.kʁɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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