ferme-porte
\fɛʁm pɔʁt\
The verdict
“ferme-porte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mécanisme permettant à une porte de se refermer automatiquement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ferme-porte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛʁm pɔʁt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ferme-porte” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ferme-porte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛʁm pɔʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mécanisme permettant à une porte de se refermer automatiquement.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ferme-porte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ferme-porte, spelled F-E-R-M-E---P-O-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Mécanisme permettant à une porte de se refermer automatiquement.
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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.
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Using “ferme-porte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-E-R-M-E---P-O-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɛʁm pɔʁt\ (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.