merdre
\mɛʁdʁ\
The verdict
“merdre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-merdre · merdre · French
merdre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | merdre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁdʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « merdre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
merdre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁdʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for merdre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is merdre, spelled M-E-R-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Merde.
- 2Mois du calendrier pataphysique qui correspond à la période du 17 mai au 14 juin dans le calendrier grégorien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how merdre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
- Madame de ma merdre, garde à vous, car je ne souffrirai pas vos sottises. Je vous disais donc, messieurs, que les finances vont passablement. Un nombre considérable de chiens à bas de laine se répand chaque matin dans les rues et les salopins font merveille. De tout côtés on ne voit que des maisons brûlées et des gens pliant sous le poids de nos phynances.
16 juillet 1941 – Il vient de me téléphoner qu’il était malade ; une espèce de grosse grippe sans fièvre, avec courbatures. Ah ! zut alors, ah ! merdre.
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.