lèche-bottes
\lɛʃ.bɔt\
The verdict
“lèche-bottes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne servile envers ses supérieurs ou flattant les gens ayant du pouvoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leche-bottes · lèche-bottes · French
lèche-bottes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lèche-bottes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛʃ.bɔt\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lèche-bottes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lèche-bottes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛʃ.bɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne servile envers ses supérieurs ou flattant les gens ayant du pouvoir.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lèche-bottes, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lèche-bottes, spelled L-È-C-H-E---B-O-T-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Personne servile envers ses supérieurs ou flattant les gens ayant du pouvoir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lèche-bottes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le monde du travail, chacun est amené un jour à côtoyer des personnalités toxiques : des bourreaux de travail, des commères, des fainéants, des lèche-bottes…
Ce type n’a rien du lèche-bottes et semble un concentré de tout ce qu’un vrai Québécois a de rebelle et de fierté en lui.
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.