mauvaise graine
\mɔ.vɛz ɡʁɛn\
The verdict
“mauvaise graine” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Semence qui donne des plants peu intéressants.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mauvaise graine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.vɛz ɡʁɛn\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mauvaise graine” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mauvaise graine is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔ.vɛz ɡʁɛn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for mauvaise graine in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mauvaise graine, spelled M-A-U-V-A-I-S-E- -G-R-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Semence qui donne des plants peu intéressants.
- 2Source de vices.
- 3Personne qui tourne mal.
- 4Quelqu'un qui ne veut pas fonder une famille.
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.
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Using “mauvaise graine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-U-V-A-I-S-E- -G-R-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɔ.vɛz ɡʁɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.