merle blanc
\mɛʁ.lə blɑ̃\
The verdict
“merle blanc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merle albinos ou leucistique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-merle-blanc · merle blanc · French
merle blanc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | merle blanc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁ.lə blɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
merle blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ.lə blɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for merle blanc, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is merle blanc, spelled M-E-R-L-E- -B-L-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1Merle albinos ou leucistique.
- 2Chose exceptionnelle ou rarissime, voire impossible.
- 3Personne aux qualités exceptionnelles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how merle blanc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au fait, c’est peut-être la quadrature du cercle, la tulipe noire, le dahlia bleu, le merle blanc, l’impossible !
Bien plus, il ajoutait qu’ayant noyé ses lignes de fond, amorcées de fromage de Gruyère et de sang de bœuf, en aval de l’égout, il avait pris une de ces anguilles courtes, replètes et marquées de taches de feu qu’on rencontre en Loire entre Paimbœuf et Nantes, mais qui sont rares en Seine, autant que le merle blanc dans nos vergers : une lamproie, ce pois…
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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.