merveille
French, noun/mɛʁ.vɛj/
merveille is spelled M-E-R-V-E-I-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Merveille is a French feminine noun meaning “wonder; marvel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chose qui cause une grande admiration”.
What does merveille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewonder; marvel
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chose qui cause une grande admiration. 2. Beignet traditionnel de Mardi-gras
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of merveille
- merveilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce merveille?
- /mɛʁ.vɛj/
- \mɛʁ.vɛj\
- [mɛʁ.vɛj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to merveille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is merveille in French?
merveille appears 11 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).