mort à
\mɔ.ʁ‿a\
The verdict
“mort à” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. 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) - Interjection pour souhaiter la mort.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mort-a · mort à · French
mort à · 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 | mort à |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \mɔ.ʁ‿a\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mort à » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mort à is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \mɔ.ʁ‿a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interjection pour souhaiter la mort.".
Zero misspellings are on record for mort à in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mort à, spelled M-O-R-T- -À.
Definition
- 1Interjection pour souhaiter la mort.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mort à appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mort à lui et que le diable l’emporte !
Mort au tyran !
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.