médaille

[me.daj]

/[me.daj]/ noun

The verdict

“médaille” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gedenkmünze, Medaille

Key facts for médaille
PropertyValue
Headwordmédaille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[me.daj]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “médaille” sits in German frequency

médaille falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for médaille is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [me.daj]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gedenkmünze, Medaille".

Zero misspellings are on record for médaille in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is médaille, spelled M-É-D-A-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gedenkmünze, Medaille

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 "médaille"?
"médaille" is spelled M-É-D-A-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [me.daj].
What does "médaille" mean?
As a noun, "médaille" means: Gedenkmünze, Medaille
How do you pronounce "médaille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "médaille" is [me.daj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "médaille" come from?
"médaille" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “médaille”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-É-D-A-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [me.daj] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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