mauvaise humeur
The verdict
“mauvaise humeur” 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) - Disposition chagrine, mécontentement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mauvaise-humeur · mauvaise humeur · French
mauvaise humeur · 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 humeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mauvaise humeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disposition chagrine, mécontentement.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mauvaise humeur in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mauvaise humeur, spelled M-A-U-V-A-I-S-E- -H-U-M-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Disposition chagrine, mécontentement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mauvaise humeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le meunier commença à se fâcher de trouver un si fier adversaire et d’entendre le rire de ses camarades, qui, ainsi qu’il arrive en pareille circonstance, se réjouissaient de sa mauvaise humeur.
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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.