faire du mal
\fɛʁ dy mal\
The verdict
“faire du mal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blesser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-du-mal · faire du mal · French
faire du mal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faire du mal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ dy mal\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire du mal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire du mal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ dy mal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for faire du mal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is faire du mal, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -D-U- -M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Blesser.
- 2S’infliger des souffrances, le plus souvent psychologiques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire du mal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ne me faites pas de mal !
Mais arrête donc de regarder ces photos de ton père ! Ça ne le ramènera pas ; tu te fais du mal.
Antonyms
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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.