Meximieux
\mɛk.si.mjø\
The verdict
“Meximieux” is uncommon French (frequency #97,157 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,157
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Ain entre Lyon et Ambérieu-en-Bugey.
Corpus desk
Index FR-meximieux · Meximieux · French
Meximieux · rank #97,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,157
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH MFC
Nearest frequency peer: MFC (+2 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Meximieux »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Meximieux
Meximieux
2,844 corpus weight
- MFC
MFC
2,842 corpus weight
- mik
mik
2,839 corpus weight
- militarisé
militarisé
2,838 corpus weight
- millette
millette
2,837 corpus weight
- milliaire
milliaire
2,836 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Meximieux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Meximieux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mɛk.si.mjø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,157 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Meximieux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Meximieux is uncommon French at frequency #97,157 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɛk.si.mjø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Meximieux, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Meximieux, spelled M-E-X-I-M-I-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Commune française, située dans le département de l’Ain entre Lyon et Ambérieu-en-Bugey.
- 2Canton français, situé dans le département de l’Ain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Meximieux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vaugelas est sans doute le plus connu des natifs de Meximieux.
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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