boîte de vitesse

\bwat də vi.tɛs\

/\bwat də vi.tɛs\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses

Corpus desk

Index FR-boite-de-vitesse · boîte de vitesse · French

boîte de vitesse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 boîte de vitesse
PropertyValue
Headwordboîte de vitesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwat də vi.tɛs\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « boîte de vitesse » en français

boîte de vitessesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

boîte de vitesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwat də vi.tɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses".

Zero misspellings are on record for boîte de vitesse in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is boîte de vitesse, spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses

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 "boîte de vitesse"?
"boîte de vitesse" is spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bwat də vi.tɛs\.
What does "boîte de vitesse" mean?
As a noun, "boîte de vitesse" means: Variante orthographique de boîte de vitesses
How do you pronounce "boîte de vitesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boîte de vitesse" is \bwat də vi.tɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list