mort-né
\mɔʁ.ne\
The verdict
“mort-né” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mort en venant au monde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mort-ne · mort-né · French
mort-né · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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-né |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɔʁ.ne\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mort-né » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mort-né is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɔʁ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mort-né, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mort-né, spelled M-O-R-T---N-É.
Definition
- 1Mort en venant au monde.
- 2Qui échoue dès le début.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mort-né appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À ma sœur, on avait donné le prénom d’une aînée mort-née, qui portait déjà celui d’une tante défunte.
On connaît ses fringues extravagantes, la veste en lézard et le costume de 2 000 dollars en poulain mort-né, qu’il jeta un jour dans la poubelle d’un aéroport, son chapeau orné d’une superbe tête de mort, tibias croisés.
This word in other languages
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.