mort à

\mɔ.ʁ‿a\

/\mɔ.ʁ‿a\/ prep

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.

Key facts for mort à
PropertyValue
Headwordmort à
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\mɔ.ʁ‿a\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mort à » en français

mort àn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

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

  1. 1
    Interjection pour souhaiter la mort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mort à appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mort à lui et que le diable l’emporte !
  2. Mort au tyran !

Synonyms

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 "mort à"?
"mort à" is spelled M-O-R-T- -À. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.ʁ‿a\.
What does "mort à" mean?
As a preposition, "mort à" means: Interjection pour souhaiter la mort.
How do you pronounce "mort à"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mort à" is \mɔ.ʁ‿a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mort à" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list