mendiante

\mɑ̃.djɑ̃t\

/\mɑ̃.djɑ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

“mendiante” is uncommon French (frequency #69,236 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,236
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qui sollicite des dons pour survivre, qui vit de mendicité.

Key facts for mendiante
PropertyValue
Headwordmendiante
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ̃.djɑ̃t\
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mendiante” 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). mendiante lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mendiante is uncommon French at frequency #69,236 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɑ̃.djɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celle qui sollicite des dons pour survivre, qui vit de mendicité.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mendiante, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mendiante, spelled M-E-N-D-I-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui sollicite des dons pour survivre, qui vit de mendicité.

This word in other languages

beggar(English)mendiga(Español)Bettlerin(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 "mendiante"?
"mendiante" is spelled M-E-N-D-I-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.djɑ̃t\.
What does "mendiante" mean?
As a noun, "mendiante" means: Celle qui sollicite des dons pour survivre, qui vit de mendicité.
How do you pronounce "mendiante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mendiante" is \mɑ̃.djɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mendiante" come from?
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Using “mendiante”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-N-D-I-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɑ̃.djɑ̃t\ (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