mettre les pieds

[mɛ.tʁə le pje]

/[mɛ.tʁə le pje]/ phrase

The verdict

“mettre les pieds” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Llegar, arribar, poner los pies.

Key facts for mettre les pieds
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre les pieds
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[mɛ.tʁə le pje]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mettre les pieds” sits in Spanish frequency

mettre les pieds falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mettre les pieds is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [mɛ.tʁə le pje]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Llegar, arribar, poner los pies.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mettre les pieds, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mettre les pieds, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-E-S- -P-I-E-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llegar, arribar, poner los pies.

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 "mettre les pieds"?
"mettre les pieds" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-E-S- -P-I-E-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛ.tʁə le pje].
What does "mettre les pieds" mean?
As a phrase, "mettre les pieds" means: Llegar, arribar, poner los pies.
How do you pronounce "mettre les pieds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre les pieds" is [mɛ.tʁə le pje]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre les pieds" come from?
"mettre les pieds" is a Spanish 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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Using “mettre les pieds”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-E-S- -P-I-E-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mɛ.tʁə le pje] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list