requin-marteau
\ʁə.kɛ̃ maʁ.to\
The verdict
“requin-marteau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de requins à 5 paires de fentes branchiales, dont la tête a la forme d’un T, rappelant une masse, un marteau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-requin-marteau · requin-marteau · French
requin-marteau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | requin-marteau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.kɛ̃ maʁ.to\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
requin-marteau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.kɛ̃ maʁ.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de requins à 5 paires de fentes branchiales, dont la tête a la forme d’un T, rappelant une masse, un marteau.".
requin-marteau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is requin-marteau, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-N---M-A-R-T-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Espèce de requins à 5 paires de fentes branchiales, dont la tête a la forme d’un T, rappelant une masse, un marteau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how requin-marteau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La forme de la tête d’un requin-marteau lui donne une meilleure vision et permet un odorat plus développé.
La surveillance par satellite a permis à nos chercheurs de mettre en évidence cette découverte excitante : les requins-marteaux plongent à de très grandes profondeurs. Le requin-marteau est une espèce solitaire, rarement vue avec d’autres requins, qui évitent d’ailleurs sa présence car ce prédateur attaque volontiers ses congénères pour les manger.
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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.