mal caduc
\mal ka.dyk\
The verdict
“mal caduc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épilepsie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mal-caduc · mal caduc · French
mal caduc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mal caduc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mal ka.dyk\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mal caduc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mal ka.dyk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épilepsie.".
Zero misspellings are on record for mal caduc in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 mal caduc, spelled M-A-L- -C-A-D-U-C.
Definition
- 1Épilepsie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mal caduc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quant aux convulsionnaires, c'étaient les fauteurs et les fauteuses, les aboyeurs et les miaulantes, les extatiques et les illuminés. L'hystérie, le magnétisme, le mal caduc, l’imitation, la fourberie, telles étaient les causes et l'origine des convulsions.
This word in other languages
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.