empoté

\ɑ̃.pɔ.te\

/\ɑ̃.pɔ.te\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gauche, maladroit dans son attitude ou dans sa conduite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-empote · empoté · French

empoté · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 empoté
PropertyValue
Headwordempoté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.pɔ.te\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « empoté » en français

empotéreste 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

empoté is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.pɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gauche, maladroit dans son attitude ou dans sa conduite.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for empoté in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is empoté, spelled E-M-P-O-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gauche, maladroit dans son attitude ou dans sa conduite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le nouveau m'a l'air encore plus empoté que le précédent.
  2. Adémar est un prof de géosciences maladivement empoté dont on saura très vite qu’il est autiste, atteint du syndrome d’Asperger.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "empoté"?
"empoté" is spelled E-M-P-O-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pɔ.te\.
What does "empoté" mean?
As an adjective, "empoté" means: Gauche, maladroit dans son attitude ou dans sa conduite.
How do you pronounce "empoté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empoté" is \ɑ̃.pɔ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empoté" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list