mourir d’inanition
The verdict
“mourir d’inanition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir par manque de nourriture.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mourir-d-inanition · mourir d’inanition · French
mourir d’inanition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | mourir d’inanition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mourir d’inanition » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mourir d’inanition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mourir d’inanition, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mourir d’inanition, spelled M-O-U-R-I-R- -D-’-I-N-A-N-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Mourir par manque de nourriture.
- 2Être affamé, avoir très faim.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mourir d’inanition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous ne voyez donc pas, chers Québécois, que les universités McGill, Concordia, Bishop et les cégeps Dawson et Champlain meurent d’inanition tellement on ne leur donne que des miettes de budget ?
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.