mur de la honte

\myʁ də la ɔ̃t\

/\myʁ də la ɔ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mur qui sépare des populations pour des raisons honteuses.

Key facts for mur de la honte
PropertyValue
Headwordmur de la honte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\myʁ də la ɔ̃t\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mur de la honte” sits in French frequency

mur de la honte 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

mur de la honte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \myʁ də la ɔ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mur de la honte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mur de la honte, spelled M-U-R- -D-E- -L-A- -H-O-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mur qui sépare des populations pour des raisons honteuses.
  2. 2
    Nom donné au mur de Berlin d’un point de vue ouest-allemand.
  3. 3
    Ségrégation.

Synonyms

mur de Berlinmur de protection antifascisterempart antifasciste

This word in other languages

wall of shame(English)

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 "mur de la honte"?
"mur de la honte" is spelled M-U-R- -D-E- -L-A- -H-O-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \myʁ də la ɔ̃t\.
What does "mur de la honte" mean?
As a noun, "mur de la honte" means: Mur qui sépare des populations pour des raisons honteuses.
How do you pronounce "mur de la honte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mur de la honte" is \myʁ də la ɔ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mur de la honte" come from?
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Using “mur de la honte”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-U-R- -D-E- -L-A- -H-O-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \myʁ də la ɔ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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