scandalise

\skɑ̃.da.liz\

/\skɑ̃.da.liz\/ verb

The verdict

“scandalise” is uncommon French (frequency #54,250 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,250
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de scandaliser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scandalise · scandalise · French

scandalise · rank #54,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,250
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH saupoudré

Nearest frequency peer: saupoudré (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « scandalise »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « scandalise » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scandalise
PropertyValue
Headwordscandalise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\skɑ̃.da.liz\
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « scandalise » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.scandalisetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « saupoudré » (#54,249), « Schrödinger » (#54,251), « saucissons » (#54,248). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scandalise » est au #54,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scandalise is uncommon French at frequency #54,250 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \skɑ̃.da.liz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

scandalise has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is scandalise, spelled S-C-A-N-D-A-L-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de scandaliser.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de scandaliser.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de scandaliser.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de scandaliser.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de scandaliser.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scandalise"?
"scandalise" is spelled S-C-A-N-D-A-L-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \skɑ̃.da.liz\.
What does "scandalise" mean?
As a verb, "scandalise" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de scandaliser.
How do you pronounce "scandalise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scandalise" is \skɑ̃.da.liz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scandalise" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scandalise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list