mammite
\ma.mit\
The verdict
“mammite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflammation de la mamelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mammite · mammite · French
mammite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | mammite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.mit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mammite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.mit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflammation de la mamelle.".
mammite has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is mammite, spelled M-A-M-M-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Inflammation de la mamelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mammite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les stress et les lésions du pis (de la vache), provoquant une rétention lactée, peuvent modifier la composition chimique du lait. Une mammite est une inflammation d'un ou de plusieurs quartiers ..., due à la présence d'un ou de plusieurs types de micro-organismes… La première conséquence de cet état est la diminution de la quantité de lait produite. Une…
Avant comme après la traite, il nettoie le cul de la vache et le pis, et applique une solution iodée après la traite pour éviter la mammite : « Il faut que la mamelle soit parfaite. C’est le point crucial de l’élevage laitier. »
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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.