mild
\mɪlt\
The verdict
“mild” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doux, gentil, suave, sucré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mild · mild · French
mild · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | mild |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɪlt\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mild » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mild is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɪlt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
mild has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mild, spelled M-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1Doux, gentil, suave, sucré.
- 2Doux, suave.
- 3Clément.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mild appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie kam zurück, setzte sich mir wieder gegenüber und fragte mit vollkommen verändertem, sehr direktem Ton: »Haben Sie schon mal an die Kanaren gedacht?« Angesichts meines Schweigens meinte sie mit dem Lächeln des Profis: »Die Leute denken selten an die Kanaren … Eine Inselgruppe vor der afrikanischen Küste, vom Passatwind und dem Kanarenstrom beeinflusst;…
Für Kürbissuppe eignet sich der Hokkaido besonders gut wegen seines milden, nussigen Geschmacks. Zudem hat er eine dünne, essbare Schale.
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.