mal de gorge

\mal də ɡɔʁʒ\

/\mal də ɡɔʁʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“mal de gorge” 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) - Inflammation du pharynx qui cause une douleur interne à la gorge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mal-de-gorge · mal de gorge · French

mal de gorge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 gorge
PropertyValue
Headwordmal de gorge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mal də ɡɔʁʒ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

mal de gorgesiège 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 gorge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mal də ɡɔʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflammation du pharynx qui cause une douleur interne à la gorge.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mal de gorge in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mal de gorge, spelled M-A-L- -D-E- -G-O-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflammation du pharynx qui cause une douleur interne à la gorge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mal de gorge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ça a commencé par un mal de gorge, puis j’ai eu de la toux et de la fièvre.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mal de gorge"?
"mal de gorge" is spelled M-A-L- -D-E- -G-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mal də ɡɔʁʒ\.
What does "mal de gorge" mean?
As a noun, "mal de gorge" means: Inflammation du pharynx qui cause une douleur interne à la gorge.
How do you pronounce "mal de gorge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mal de gorge" is \mal də ɡɔʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mal de gorge" come from?
"mal de gorge" 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