méchancetés

\me.ʃɑ̃s.te\

/\me.ʃɑ̃s.te\/ noun

The verdict

“méchancetés” is uncommon French (frequency #62,462 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,462
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de méchanceté.

Key facts for méchancetés
PropertyValue
Headwordméchancetés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.ʃɑ̃s.te\
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “méchancetés” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). méchancetés lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

méchancetés is uncommon French at frequency #62,462 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.ʃɑ̃s.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de méchanceté.".

Zero misspellings are on record for méchancetés in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is méchancetés, spelled M-É-C-H-A-N-C-E-T-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de méchanceté.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "méchancetés"?
"méchancetés" is spelled M-É-C-H-A-N-C-E-T-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ʃɑ̃s.te\.
What does "méchancetés" mean?
As a noun, "méchancetés" means: Pluriel de méchanceté.
How do you pronounce "méchancetés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "méchancetés" is \me.ʃɑ̃s.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "méchancetés" come from?
"méchancetés" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “méchancetés”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-É-C-H-A-N-C-E-T-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \me.ʃɑ̃s.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list