merluche
\mɛʁ.lyʃ\
The verdict
“merluche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merlus séché au soleil, morue sèche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-merluche · merluche · French
merluche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | merluche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁ.lyʃ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « merluche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
merluche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ.lyʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for merluche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 merluche, spelled M-E-R-L-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Merlus séché au soleil, morue sèche.
- 2Morue, en parlant d’une personne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how merluche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manière d’accommoder la merluche. Avant de la mettre tremper, battez-la avec un marteau pour l’attendrir.
La cuisine n’est pas le côté brillant de l’Espagne, et les hôtelleries n’ont pas été sensiblement améliorées depuis don Quichotte ; les peintures d’omelettes emplumées, de merluches coriaces, d’huile rance et de pois chiches pouvant servir de balles pour les fusils, sont encore de la plus exacte vérité.
This word in other languages
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.