maugréer
\mo.ɡʁe.e\
The verdict
“maugréer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Manifester une très mauvaise humeur, en parlant ou plus souvent en grommelant.
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Index FR-maugreer · maugréer · French
maugréer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | maugréer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mo.ɡʁe.e\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
maugréer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mo.ɡʁe.e\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maugréer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 maugréer, spelled M-A-U-G-R-É-E-R.
Definition
- 1Manifester une très mauvaise humeur, en parlant ou plus souvent en grommelant.
- 2Maudire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maugréer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quant à ceux qui, dans ce monde de richards, n'ont pour subsister que leurs salaires, il enragent, ils maugréent; ils se considèrent comme des déshérités.
Imbécile de Grubb, – maugréait-il, fouillant en vain ses poches. – Il avait bien besoin de garder ma boite… avec sa maudite habitude de vous « faire » vos allumettes.
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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.