feuilles mortes

\fœj mɔʁt\

/\fœj mɔʁt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de feuille morte.

Key facts for feuilles mortes
PropertyValue
Headwordfeuilles mortes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fœj mɔʁt\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feuilles mortes” sits in French frequency

feuilles mortes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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

feuilles mortes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fœj mɔʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de feuille morte.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for feuilles mortes, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is feuilles mortes, spelled F-E-U-I-L-L-E-S- -M-O-R-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de feuille morte.

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 "feuilles mortes"?
"feuilles mortes" is spelled F-E-U-I-L-L-E-S- -M-O-R-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fœj mɔʁt\.
What does "feuilles mortes" mean?
As a noun, "feuilles mortes" means: Pluriel de feuille morte.
How do you pronounce "feuilles mortes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feuilles mortes" is \fœj mɔʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feuilles mortes" come from?
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Using “feuilles mortes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-E-U-I-L-L-E-S- -M-O-R-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fœj mɔʁt\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list