maugré
\mo.ɡʁe\
The verdict
“maugré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvaise volonté, ressentiment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maugre · maugré · French
maugré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | maugré |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mo.ɡʁe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maugré » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maugré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo.ɡʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauvaise volonté, ressentiment.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maugré, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is maugré, spelled M-A-U-G-R-É.
Definition
- 1Mauvaise volonté, ressentiment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maugré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La gloire est l’ombre de la vertu ; maugré que nous en ayons, elle nous accompagnera.
Craignons nous donques de mourir, et de faire bien tost, voire en un moment aujourd'hui, ce qu'il faudra que nous facions une autre fois, bon gré maugré que nous en ayons?
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.