malencontreusement
\ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁøz.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“malencontreusement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #36,946 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #36,946
- frequency rank, French
- 18
- letters
- 28
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Par accident, à un mauvais moment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malencontreusement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁøz.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #36,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 28 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “malencontreusement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for malencontreusement is 18 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁøz.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,946 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Par accident, à un mauvais moment.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 28 likely wrong-spelling variants for malencontreusement, with forms such as "amlencontreusement", "maelncontreusement", and "malecnontreusement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 malencontreusement, spelled M-A-L-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-E-U-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Par accident, à un mauvais moment.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amlencontreusement,maelncontreusement,malecnontreusement,malenccontreusement,malencnotreusement,malenconntreusement,malenconrteusement,malenconterusement,malencontresuement,malencontreuesment,malencontreuseemnt,malencontreusemennt,malencontreusementt,malencontreusemetn,malencontreusemment,malencontreusemnet,malencontreusmeent,malencontreussement,malencontrreusement,malencontruesement,malenconttreusement,malencotnreusement,malenncontreusement,malenocntreusement,mallencontreusement,malnecontreusement,mlaencontreusement,mmalencontreusement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of malencontreusement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “malencontreusement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-L-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-E-U-S-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁøz.mɑ̃\ (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.