hôtel des monnaies

^((h muet))\o.tɛl de mɔ.nɛ\

/^((h muet))\o.tɛl de mɔ.nɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“hôtel des monnaies” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bâtiment où l’on frappe des médailles ou de la monnaie.

Key facts for hôtel des monnaies
PropertyValue
Headwordhôtel des monnaies
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h muet))\o.tɛl de mɔ.nɛ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hôtel des monnaies” sits in French frequency

hôtel des monnaies 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for hôtel des monnaies is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ^((h muet))\o.tɛl de mɔ.nɛ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bâtiment où l’on frappe des médailles ou de la monnaie.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hôtel des monnaies, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hôtel des monnaies, spelled H-Ô-T-E-L- -D-E-S- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bâtiment où l’on frappe des médailles ou de la monnaie.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hôtel des monnaies"?
"hôtel des monnaies" is spelled H-Ô-T-E-L- -D-E-S- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\o.tɛl de mɔ.nɛ\.
What does "hôtel des monnaies" mean?
As a noun, "hôtel des monnaies" means: Bâtiment où l’on frappe des médailles ou de la monnaie.
How do you pronounce "hôtel des monnaies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hôtel des monnaies" is ^((h muet))\o.tɛl de mɔ.nɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hôtel des monnaies" come from?
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Using “hôtel des monnaies”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-Ô-T-E-L- -D-E-S- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h muet))\o.tɛl de mɔ.nɛ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list