maillot de peau

\ma.jo d‿po\

/\ma.jo d‿po\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maillot de corps serré qui est porté à même la peau.

Key facts for maillot de peau
PropertyValue
Headwordmaillot de peau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.jo d‿po\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maillot de peau” sits in French frequency

maillot de peau 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 maillot de peau is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ma.jo d‿po\. 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: "Maillot de corps serré qui est porté à même la peau.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maillot de peau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is maillot de peau, spelled M-A-I-L-L-O-T- -D-E- -P-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maillot de corps serré qui est porté à même la peau.

Synonyms

gilet de peaumaillot de corpsmarceltricot de corpstricot de peau

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 "maillot de peau"?
"maillot de peau" is spelled M-A-I-L-L-O-T- -D-E- -P-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.jo d‿po\.
What does "maillot de peau" mean?
As a noun, "maillot de peau" means: Maillot de corps serré qui est porté à même la peau.
How do you pronounce "maillot de peau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maillot de peau" is \ma.jo d‿po\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maillot de peau" come from?
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Using “maillot de peau”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-I-L-L-O-T- -D-E- -P-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ma.jo d‿po\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list