moyen anglais
\mwa.jɛ.n‿ɑ̃.ɡlɛ\
The verdict
“moyen anglais” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme historique de la langue anglaise parlée en Angleterre du xiᵉ siècle au xvᵉ siècle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-moyen-anglais · moyen anglais · French
moyen anglais · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | moyen anglais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mwa.jɛ.n‿ɑ̃.ɡlɛ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « moyen anglais » en français
Rare enough to double-check
moyen anglais is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mwa.jɛ.n‿ɑ̃.ɡlɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme historique de la langue anglaise parlée en Angleterre du xiᵉ siècle au xvᵉ siècle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for moyen anglais in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 moyen anglais, spelled M-O-Y-E-N- -A-N-G-L-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1Forme historique de la langue anglaise parlée en Angleterre du xiᵉ siècle au xvᵉ siècle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how moyen anglais appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Vous avez le choix entre l’anglo-saxon et le moyen anglais. – Je sais, dit Joseph. Je prendrai le moyen anglais. – Chaucer, n’est-ce pas ?
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.