machine à battre

\ma.ʃi.n‿a batʁ\

/\ma.ʃi.n‿a batʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“machine à battre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Machine qui sert à battre les récoltes à grain.

Key facts for machine à battre
PropertyValue
Headwordmachine à battre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʃi.n‿a batʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “machine à battre” sits in French frequency

machine à battre 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.

Rare enough to double-check

machine à battre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʃi.n‿a batʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine qui sert à battre les récoltes à grain.".

machine à battre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is machine à battre, spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E- -À- -B-A-T-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Machine qui sert à battre les récoltes à grain.

Synonyms

batteusemachinemoissonneuse-batteuse

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 "machine à battre"?
"machine à battre" is spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E- -À- -B-A-T-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʃi.n‿a batʁ\.
What does "machine à battre" mean?
As a noun, "machine à battre" means: Machine qui sert à battre les récoltes à grain.
How do you pronounce "machine à battre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machine à battre" is \ma.ʃi.n‿a batʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machine à battre" come from?
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Using “machine à battre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-C-H-I-N-E- -À- -B-A-T-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.ʃi.n‿a batʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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