skandál

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Scandale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-skandal · skandál · French

skandál · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 skandál
PropertyValue
Headwordskandál
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « skandál » en français

skandáln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

skandál is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Scandale.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for skandál in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 skandál, spelled S-K-A-N-D-Á-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Scandale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O sukničkářství pana DSK – a o jeho nevěře – vskutku nikdo nepochybuje. Má již třetí manželku a před třemi lety se musel veřejně omluvit Mezinárodnímu měnovému fondu za „vážně chybné rozhodnutí“ po skandálu s Piroskou Nagyovou, podřízenou maďarskou ekonomkou.

Synonyms

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 "skandál"?
"skandál" is spelled S-K-A-N-D-Á-L.
What does "skandál" mean?
As a noun, "skandál" means: Scandale.
What language does "skandál" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list