miauler

\mjo.le\

/\mjo.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“miauler” is uncommon French (frequency #85,937 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,937
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit du chat qui fait entendre le cri propre à son espèce.

Key facts for miauler
PropertyValue
Headwordmiauler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mjo.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “miauler” 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). miauler lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

miauler is uncommon French at frequency #85,937 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \mjo.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

miauler has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is miauler, spelled M-I-A-U-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit du chat qui fait entendre le cri propre à son espèce.
  2. 2
    Produire un bruit évoquant le miaulement d'un chat.
  3. 3
    Se dit du bruit des pneus qui patinent quand un véhicule accélère subitement.

This word in other languages

meow(English)maullar(Español)miauen(Deutsch)miar(Português)

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 "miauler"?
"miauler" is spelled M-I-A-U-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mjo.le\.
What does "miauler" mean?
As a verb, "miauler" means: Se dit du chat qui fait entendre le cri propre à son espèce.
How do you pronounce "miauler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miauler" is \mjo.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "miauler" come from?
"miauler" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “miauler”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-A-U-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mjo.le\ (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