mortadelle
\mɔʁ.ta.dɛl\
The verdict
“mortadelle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de gros saucisson fabriqué en Italie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mortadelle · mortadelle · French
mortadelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | mortadelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔʁ.ta.dɛl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mortadelle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mortadelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔʁ.ta.dɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de gros saucisson fabriqué en Italie.".
mortadelle has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mortadelle, spelled M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de gros saucisson fabriqué en Italie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mortadelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mortadelle de Bologne, de Florence.
Une simple tranche de mortadelle contenait par exemple 3,5 grammes de graisses saturées et 330 milligrammes de sodium, presque le quart de la dose maximum recommandée pour un adulte.
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.