rendre malade

\ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\

/\ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\/ verb

The verdict

“rendre malade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Être écœuré, déçu par quelque chose ou quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rendre-malade · rendre malade · French

rendre malade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for rendre malade
PropertyValue
Headwordrendre malade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rendre malade » en français

rendre maladesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

rendre malade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rendre malade, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rendre malade, spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -M-A-L-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être écœuré, déçu par quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Soulever le cœur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rendre malade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quatre jours durant, la flotte longea les côtes françaises, puis espagnoles, y croisant de petites îles, au sud. Le cinquième jour, la terre s’évapora à l’horizon, et l’océan recouvrit l’espace à perte de vue. C’était comme le corps fluide d’une bête gigantesque et imprévisible dont Gabriel Morange guettait le moindre mouvement. Il ressentait sa respirati…

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 "rendre malade"?
"rendre malade" is spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -M-A-L-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\.
What does "rendre malade" mean?
As a verb, "rendre malade" means: Être écœuré, déçu par quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
How do you pronounce "rendre malade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rendre malade" is \ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rendre malade" come from?
"rendre malade" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list