mauvaise graine
\mɔ.vɛz ɡʁɛn\
The verdict
“mauvaise graine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Semence qui donne des plants peu intéressants.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mauvaise-graine · mauvaise graine · French
mauvaise graine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | mauvaise graine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.vɛz ɡʁɛn\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mauvaise graine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.vɛz ɡʁɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mauvaise graine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comment ! nous travaillons deux ans pour une récolte de froment, et tu es assez sot pour semer de la mauvaise graine ?
Élisabeth. Et c’est pour cela qu’il faut arracher de ton cœur la mauvaise graine. Petit-Louis. Comment, la mauvaise graine ? Élisabeth. Oui ; si tu es méchant, de cette méchanceté viendra l’impatience, la colère, l’égoïsme, l’avarice…
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.