mal de dent

\mal də dɑ̃\

/\mal də dɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“mal de dent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de odontalgie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mal-de-dent · mal de dent · French

mal de dent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for mal de dent
PropertyValue
Headwordmal de dent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mal də dɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mal de dent » en français

mal de dentsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mal de dent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mal də dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de odontalgie.".

No misspelling variants are generated for mal de dent in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mal de dent, spelled M-A-L- -D-E- -D-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de odontalgie.

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 "mal de dent"?
"mal de dent" is spelled M-A-L- -D-E- -D-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mal də dɑ̃\.
What does "mal de dent" mean?
As a noun, "mal de dent" means: Synonyme de odontalgie.
How do you pronounce "mal de dent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mal de dent" is \mal də dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mal de dent" come from?
"mal de dent" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list