mal dans sa peau
\mal dɑ̃ sa po\
The verdict
“mal dans sa peau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pas confiant, pas maitre de soi, mal à l’aise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mal-dans-sa-peau · mal dans sa peau · French
mal dans sa peau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 dans sa peau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \mal dɑ̃ sa po\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mal dans sa peau” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mal dans sa peau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \mal dɑ̃ sa po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pas confiant, pas maitre de soi, mal à l’aise.".
Zero misspellings are on record for mal dans sa peau in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mal dans sa peau, spelled M-A-L- -D-A-N-S- -S-A- -P-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Pas confiant, pas maitre de soi, mal à l’aise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mal dans sa peau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En dépit de cette certitude, il n’était pas mal dans sa peau.
L’exemple type d’un homme mal dans sa peau qui présente une émission qui s’intitule On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde…
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