mede

\ˈmeː.de\

/\ˈmeː.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“mede” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe mediñ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mede · mede · French

mede · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for mede
PropertyValue
Headwordmede
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈmeː.de\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mede” sits in French frequency

mede falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mede is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈmeː.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe mediñ.".

mede doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mede, spelled M-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe mediñ.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mede"?
"mede" is spelled M-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmeː.de\.
What does "mede" mean?
As a verb, "mede" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe mediñ.
How do you pronounce "mede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mede" is \ˈmeː.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mede" come from?
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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