worst
\ˈwɝst\
The verdict
“worst” is an uncommon French word, ranked #51,822 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #51,822
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Superlatif de bad dans le sens de « mauvais ». Le pire, le plus mauvais. Note : Le superlatif de bad dans le sens de « formidable » est baddest.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | worst |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈwɝst\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #51,822 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “worst” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for worst is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈwɝst\. Corpus data places it at rank #51,822 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
worst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is worst, spelled W-O-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1Superlatif de bad dans le sens de « mauvais ». Le pire, le plus mauvais. Note : Le superlatif de bad dans le sens de « formidable » est baddest.
- 2Superlatif de ill. Le plus malade.
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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.
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Using “worst”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is W-O-R-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈwɝst\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.