à la mords-moi-l’nœud
\a la mɔʁ mwa l‿nø\
The verdict
“à la mords-moi-l’nœud” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de à la mords-moi-le-nœud
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à la mords-moi-l’nœud |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a la mɔʁ mwa l‿nø\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “à la mords-moi-l’nœud” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for à la mords-moi-l’nœud is 21 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a la mɔʁ mwa l‿nø\. 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: "Variante orthographique de à la mords-moi-le-nœud".
à la mords-moi-l’nœud has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à la mords-moi-l’nœud, spelled À- -L-A- -M-O-R-D-S---M-O-I---L-’-N-Œ-U-D.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de à la mords-moi-le-nœud
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.
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Using “à la mords-moi-l’nœud”
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- The one correct French spelling is À- -L-A- -M-O-R-D-S---M-O-I---L-’-N-Œ-U-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a la mɔʁ mwa l‿nø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.