génie du mal

noun

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The verdict

“génie du mal” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom donné parfois au diable.

Key facts for génie du mal
PropertyValue
Headwordgénie du mal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “génie du mal” sits in French frequency

génie du mal falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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 French entry for génie du mal is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for génie du mal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is génie du mal, spelled G-É-N-I-E- -D-U- -M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné parfois au diable.
  2. 2
    Représentation, en sculpture ou en peinture de ce diable.
  3. 3
    Personnage doté d'une intelligence supérieure, dont il se sert pour élaborer et mettre à exécution des plans complexes et criminels.

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 "génie du mal"?
"génie du mal" is spelled G-É-N-I-E- -D-U- -M-A-L.
What does "génie du mal" mean?
As a noun, "génie du mal" means: Nom donné parfois au diable.
What language does "génie du mal" come from?
"génie du mal" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “génie du mal”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-É-N-I-E- -D-U- -M-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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