lécher les bottes

\le.ʃe le bɔt\

/\le.ʃe le bɔt\/ verb

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The verdict

“lécher les bottes” 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) - Flatter servilement.

Key facts for lécher les bottes
PropertyValue
Headwordlécher les bottes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\le.ʃe le bɔt\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lécher les bottes” sits in French frequency

lécher les bottes 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 lécher les bottes is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \le.ʃe le bɔt\. 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: "Flatter servilement.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lécher les bottes, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lécher les bottes, spelled L-É-C-H-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-O-T-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flatter servilement.

Synonyms

faire de la lèchelécher le culflagorner

This word in other languages

bootlick(English)

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 "lécher les bottes"?
"lécher les bottes" is spelled L-É-C-H-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-O-T-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ʃe le bɔt\.
What does "lécher les bottes" mean?
As a verb, "lécher les bottes" means: Flatter servilement.
How do you pronounce "lécher les bottes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lécher les bottes" is \le.ʃe le bɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lécher les bottes" come from?
"lécher les bottes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “lécher les bottes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-É-C-H-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-O-T-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \le.ʃe le bɔt\ (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