mauvaise humeur
The verdict
“mauvaise humeur” 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) - Disposition chagrine, mécontentement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mauvaise humeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mauvaise humeur” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mauvaise humeur is 15 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “mauvaise humeur”
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- -H-U-M-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.