malhonnêtement
\ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“malhonnêtement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière contraire à la probité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-malhonnetement · malhonnêtement · French
malhonnêtement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | malhonnêtement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
malhonnêtement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for malhonnêtement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is malhonnêtement, spelled M-A-L-H-O-N-N-Ê-T-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière contraire à la probité.
- 2D’une manière incivile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how malhonnêtement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En user malhonnêtement.
Il répondit malhonnêtement.
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.