joie maligne
\ʒwa ma.liɲ\
The verdict
“joie maligne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Sentiment malsain de joie éprouvé devant le malheur d’autrui.
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Index FR-joie-maligne · joie maligne · French
joie maligne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | joie maligne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒwa ma.liɲ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
joie maligne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒwa ma.liɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sentiment malsain de joie éprouvé devant le malheur d’autrui.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for joie maligne in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is joie maligne, spelled J-O-I-E- -M-A-L-I-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Sentiment malsain de joie éprouvé devant le malheur d’autrui.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how joie maligne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout en observant avec une certaine joie maligne les deux partis se déchirer en public, le SPD n’a aucun intérêt à voir la fin du gouvernement et la tenue de nouvelles élections.
Certains se font une joie maligne de ces déboires.
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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.