mégère

\me.ʒɛʁ\

/\me.ʒɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“mégère” is uncommon French (frequency #51,619 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,619
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Femme méchante et emportée, par allusion à l’une des Érinyes.

Key facts for mégère
PropertyValue
Headwordmégère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.ʒɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,619
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mégère” 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). mégère lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

mégère is uncommon French at frequency #51,619 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.ʒɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for mégère in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mégère, spelled M-É-G-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme méchante et emportée, par allusion à l’une des Érinyes.
  2. 2
    Insecte lépidoptère, papillon de jour de la famille des Nymphalidés, dont les ailes sont de couleur jaune orangé marqué de lignes marron avec des ocelles.

Synonyms

dragongendarmeharpieviragopeau de vachepie-griècheharengèresatyre

This word in other languages

shrew(English)bruja(Español)Megäre(Deutsch)

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 "mégère"?
"mégère" is spelled M-É-G-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ʒɛʁ\.
What does "mégère" mean?
As a noun, "mégère" means: Femme méchante et emportée, par allusion à l’une des Érinyes.
How do you pronounce "mégère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mégère" is \me.ʒɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mégère" come from?
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Using “mégère”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-É-G-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \me.ʒɛʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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