maladie mentale
\ma.la.di mɑ̃.tal\
The verdict
“maladie mentale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terme générique qui regroupe toute une série de troubles d’origines diverses — toxiques, organiques, génétiques, psychogènes, traumatiques — affectant le psychisme du sujet.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maladie mentale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.la.di mɑ̃.tal\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maladie mentale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maladie mentale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.la.di mɑ̃.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terme générique qui regroupe toute une série de troubles d’origines diverses — toxiques, organiques, génétiques, psychogènes, traumatiques — affectant le psychisme du sujet.".
Zero misspellings are on record for maladie mentale in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maladie mentale, spelled M-A-L-A-D-I-E- -M-E-N-T-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Terme générique qui regroupe toute une série de troubles d’origines diverses — toxiques, organiques, génétiques, psychogènes, traumatiques — affectant le psychisme du sujet.
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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.
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Using “maladie mentale”
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- The one correct French spelling is M-A-L-A-D-I-E- -M-E-N-T-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.la.di mɑ̃.tal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.