malavisé

\ma.la.vi.ze\

/\ma.la.vi.ze\/ adj

The verdict

“malavisé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui parle ou agit mal à propos et sans y prendre garde.

Corpus desk

Index FR-malavise · malavisé · French

malavisé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 malavisé
PropertyValue
Headwordmalavisé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ma.la.vi.ze\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « malavisé » en français

malaviséreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

malavisé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.la.vi.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui parle ou agit mal à propos et sans y prendre garde.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for malavisé in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is malavisé, spelled M-A-L-A-V-I-S-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui parle ou agit mal à propos et sans y prendre garde.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le plaideur assez malavisé pour l’appeler monsieur Cruchot s’apercevait bientôt à l’audience de sa sottise.
  2. Il interdisait qu’on mît en question les principes du nationalisme ; si quelqu’un de malavisé prétendait en discuter, il s’y refusait avec un grand rire : son amour de la Patrie se situait au-delà des arguments et des mots : « C’est ma seule religion », disait-il.

Antonyms

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 "malavisé"?
"malavisé" is spelled M-A-L-A-V-I-S-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.la.vi.ze\.
What does "malavisé" mean?
As an adjective, "malavisé" means: Qui parle ou agit mal à propos et sans y prendre garde.
How do you pronounce "malavisé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malavisé" is \ma.la.vi.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malavisé" come from?
"malavisé" 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