demi-mort
\də.mi.mɔʁ\
The verdict
“demi-mort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Presque mort.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-mort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \də.mi.mɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demi-mort” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demi-mort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də.mi.mɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Presque mort.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demi-mort, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is demi-mort, spelled D-E-M-I---M-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Presque mort.
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 “demi-mort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E-M-I---M-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \də.mi.mɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.