malhonnêtement

\ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\

/\ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\/ adv

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.

Key facts for malhonnêtement
PropertyValue
Headwordmalhonnêtement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « malhonnêtement » en français

malhonnêtementn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

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

  1. 1
    D’une manière contraire à la probité.
  2. 2
    D’une manière incivile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En user malhonnêtement.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malhonnêtement"?
"malhonnêtement" is spelled M-A-L-H-O-N-N-Ê-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\.
What does "malhonnêtement" mean?
As an adverb, "malhonnêtement" means: D’une manière contraire à la probité.
How do you pronounce "malhonnêtement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malhonnêtement" is \ma.lɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malhonnêtement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list