Metellus
The verdict
“Metellus” is uncommon French (frequency #85,014 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,014
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Patronyme romain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Metellus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #85,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Metellus” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Metellus is uncommon French at frequency #85,014 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Patronyme romain.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Metellus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Metellus, spelled M-E-T-E-L-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1Patronyme romain.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Metellus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-E-T-E-L-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.