laisser de marbre

\lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\

/\lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“laisser de marbre” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ne pas provoquer de réaction ; laisser indifférent.

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)

Where “laisser de marbre” sits in French frequency

laisser de marbre 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 laisser de marbre is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\. 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: "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.

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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 "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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Using “laisser de marbre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-I-S-S-E-R- -D-E- -M-A-R-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɛ.se də maʁbʁ\ (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