laisser de marbre

\lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\

/\lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas provoquer de réaction ; laisser indifférent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-laisser-de-marbre · laisser de marbre · French

laisser de marbre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 laisser de marbre
PropertyValue
Headwordlaisser de marbre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « laisser de marbre » en français

laisser de marbresiège 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

laisser de marbre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas provoquer de réaction ; laisser indifférent.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for laisser de marbre, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is laisser de marbre, spelled L-A-I-S-S-E-R- -D-E- -M-A-R-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ne pas provoquer de réaction ; laisser indifférent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On se sent en territoire familier jusqu’à ce qu’une référence populaire, dont je n’ai aucune idée, fasse réagir la salle en me laissant de marbre.
  2. L’une de nos filles est enceinte et l’autre s’envole pour l’Australie. Pourquoi est-ce que suis la seule que tout ça ne laisse pas de marbre ?

Synonyms

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 "laisser de marbre"?
"laisser de marbre" is spelled L-A-I-S-S-E-R- -D-E- -M-A-R-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\.
What does "laisser de marbre" mean?
As a verb, "laisser de marbre" means: Ne pas provoquer de réaction ; laisser indifférent.
How do you pronounce "laisser de marbre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laisser de marbre" is \lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laisser de marbre" come from?
"laisser de marbre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list