pêche-martin

\pɛːʃ maʁ.tɛ̃\

/\pɛːʃ maʁ.tɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“pêche-martin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - L'un des noms vernaculaires du martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis).

Key facts for pêche-martin
PropertyValue
Headwordpêche-martin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛːʃ maʁ.tɛ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pêche-martin” sits in French frequency

pêche-martin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pêche-martin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛːʃ maʁ.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "L'un des noms vernaculaires du martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pêche-martin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pêche-martin, spelled P-Ê-C-H-E---M-A-R-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    L'un des noms vernaculaires du martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis).

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pêche-martin"?
"pêche-martin" is spelled P-Ê-C-H-E---M-A-R-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛːʃ maʁ.tɛ̃\.
What does "pêche-martin" mean?
As a noun, "pêche-martin" means: L'un des noms vernaculaires du martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis).
How do you pronounce "pêche-martin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pêche-martin" is \pɛːʃ maʁ.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pêche-martin" come from?
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Using “pêche-martin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-Ê-C-H-E---M-A-R-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɛːʃ maʁ.tɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list