meschugge

\məʃʊɡə, mɛʃʊɡə\

/\məʃʊɡə, mɛʃʊɡə\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - barje, barjo, cinglé

Corpus desk

Index FR-meschugge · meschugge · French

meschugge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 meschugge
PropertyValue
Headwordmeschugge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\məʃʊɡə, mɛʃʊɡə\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « meschugge » en français

meschuggereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

meschugge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \məʃʊɡə, mɛʃʊɡə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "barje, barjo, cinglé".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for meschugge, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is meschugge, spelled M-E-S-C-H-U-G-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    barje, barjo, cinglé

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meschugge"?
"meschugge" is spelled M-E-S-C-H-U-G-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \məʃʊɡə, mɛʃʊɡə\.
What does "meschugge" mean?
As an adjective, "meschugge" means: barje, barjo, cinglé
How do you pronounce "meschugge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meschugge" is \məʃʊɡə, mɛʃʊɡə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meschugge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list