rendre malade
\ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rendre malade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃dʁ ma.lad\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rendre malade » en français
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
- 1Être écœuré, déçu par quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
- 2Soulever le cœur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rendre malade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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…
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