ours mal léché

\uʁs mal le.ʃe\

/\uʁs mal le.ʃe\/ noun

The verdict

“ours mal léché” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Individu aux manières grossières et d’aspect rébarbatif.

Key facts for ours mal léché
PropertyValue
Headwordours mal léché
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\uʁs mal le.ʃe\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ours mal léché” sits in French frequency

ours mal léché 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ours mal léché is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \uʁs mal le.ʃe\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Individu aux manières grossières et d’aspect rébarbatif.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ours mal léché in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ours mal léché, spelled O-U-R-S- -M-A-L- -L-É-C-H-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Individu aux manières grossières et d’aspect rébarbatif.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ours mal léché"?
"ours mal léché" is spelled O-U-R-S- -M-A-L- -L-É-C-H-É. The IPA pronunciation is \uʁs mal le.ʃe\.
What does "ours mal léché" mean?
As a noun, "ours mal léché" means: Individu aux manières grossières et d’aspect rébarbatif.
How do you pronounce "ours mal léché"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ours mal léché" is \uʁs mal le.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ours mal léché" come from?
"ours mal léché" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ours mal léché”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-U-R-S- -M-A-L- -L-É-C-H-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \uʁs mal le.ʃe\ (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