maugré

\mo.ɡʁe\

/\mo.ɡʁe\/ noun

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.

Key facts for maugré
PropertyValue
Headwordmaugré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo.ɡʁe\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « maugré » en français

maugrésiège 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

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

  1. 1
    Mauvaise volonté, ressentiment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La gloire est l’ombre de la vertu ; maugré que nous en ayons, elle nous accompagnera.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maugré"?
"maugré" is spelled M-A-U-G-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.ɡʁe\.
What does "maugré" mean?
As a noun, "maugré" means: Mauvaise volonté, ressentiment.
How do you pronounce "maugré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maugré" is \mo.ɡʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maugré" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list