malnutri
\mal.ny.tʁi\
The verdict
“malnutri” 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) - Mal nourri.
Corpus desk
Index FR-malnutri · malnutri · French
malnutri · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | malnutri |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mal.ny.tʁi\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « malnutri » en français
Rare enough to double-check
malnutri is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mal.ny.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mal nourri.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for malnutri, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is malnutri, spelled M-A-L-N-U-T-R-I.
Definition
- 1Mal nourri.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how malnutri appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans la seule Chine, le nombre des malnutris a baissé de plus de 100 millions. Dans les pays développés, le modèle d’alimentation a changé depuis la fin de la Seconde guerre mondiale - moins de céréales et de plus en plus de viande - sur fond de baisse générale des prix. En Occident, se nourrir coûte de moins en moins cher.
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.