malsainement

\mal.sɛn.mɑ̃\

/\mal.sɛn.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière malsaine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-malsainement · malsainement · French

malsainement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 malsainement
PropertyValue
Headwordmalsainement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\mal.sɛn.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « malsainement » en français

malsainementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

malsainement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \mal.sɛn.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière malsaine.".

Zero misspellings are on record for malsainement in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is malsainement, spelled M-A-L-S-A-I-N-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière malsaine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il était visible que ce travesti équivoque, plus que tout autre chose, aiguisait l’atmosphère tendue, et que la foule s’y complaisait malsainement, comme on trouve un charme frileux, et peut-être le sentiment d’une présence à soi plus trouble, aux premiers frissons d’une fièvre légère.

Antonyms

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 "malsainement"?
"malsainement" is spelled M-A-L-S-A-I-N-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mal.sɛn.mɑ̃\.
What does "malsainement" mean?
As an adverb, "malsainement" means: D’une manière malsaine.
How do you pronounce "malsainement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malsainement" is \mal.sɛn.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malsainement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list