munificence

\my.ni.fi.sɑ̃s\

/\my.ni.fi.sɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“munificence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disposition qui porte à faire de grandes libéralités.

Key facts for munificence
PropertyValue
Headwordmunificence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\my.ni.fi.sɑ̃s\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “munificence” sits in French frequency

munificence falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

munificence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \my.ni.fi.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disposition qui porte à faire de grandes libéralités.".

munificence has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is munificence, spelled M-U-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disposition qui porte à faire de grandes libéralités.

This word in other languages

frankness(English)munificencia(Español)generosidade(Português)

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 "munificence"?
"munificence" is spelled M-U-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \my.ni.fi.sɑ̃s\.
What does "munificence" mean?
As a noun, "munificence" means: Disposition qui porte à faire de grandes libéralités.
How do you pronounce "munificence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "munificence" is \my.ni.fi.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "munificence" come from?
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Using “munificence”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-U-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \my.ni.fi.sɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list