trouver la mort

\tʁu.ve la mɔʁ\

/\tʁu.ve la mɔʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir de manière accidentelle ou violente.

Corpus desk

Index FR-trouver-la-mort · trouver la mort · French

trouver la mort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 trouver la mort
PropertyValue
Headwordtrouver la mort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁu.ve la mɔʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « trouver la mort » en français

trouver la mortreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trouver la mort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tʁu.ve la mɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mourir de manière accidentelle ou violente.".

No misspelling variants are generated for trouver la mort in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 trouver la mort, spelled T-R-O-U-V-E-R- -L-A- -M-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mourir de manière accidentelle ou violente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un certain Jacobeus, ouvrier imprimeur impliqué dans le complot légitimiste de la rue des Prouvaires, trouve la mort. […]. Pour le moment , le cadavre de Jacobeus encombre, et la presse d'opposition carliste, comme celle des républicains, profite de l'aubaine.
  2. La France a envoyé presque un million et demi d’hommes se battre en son nom en Algérie entre 1954 et 1962. Plus de vingt-trois mille d’entre eux y ont trouvé la mort.

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 "trouver la mort"?
"trouver la mort" is spelled T-R-O-U-V-E-R- -L-A- -M-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁu.ve la mɔʁ\.
What does "trouver la mort" mean?
As a verb, "trouver la mort" means: Mourir de manière accidentelle ou violente.
How do you pronounce "trouver la mort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trouver la mort" is \tʁu.ve la mɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trouver la mort" come from?
"trouver la mort" 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