médaille de bronze

\me.daj də bʁɔ̃z\

/\me.daj də bʁɔ̃z\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Médaille en bronze attribuée aux sportifs qui obtiennent la troisième place dans certaines grandes compétitions.

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Index FR-medaille-de-bronze · médaille de bronze · French

médaille de bronze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for médaille de bronze
PropertyValue
Headwordmédaille de bronze
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.daj də bʁɔ̃z\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « médaille de bronze » en français

médaille de bronzereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

médaille de bronze is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.daj də bʁɔ̃z\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Médaille en bronze attribuée aux sportifs qui obtiennent la troisième place dans certaines grandes compétitions.".

médaille de bronze has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is médaille de bronze, spelled M-É-D-A-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -B-R-O-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Médaille en bronze attribuée aux sportifs qui obtiennent la troisième place dans certaines grandes compétitions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how médaille de bronze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Karsten Warholm s’est nettement imposé en 47 sec 12 devant Wilfried Happio (48.56) et le Turc Yasmani Copello (48.78), qui a privé le Français Ludvy Vaillant de la médaille de bronze pour un centième de seconde (4ᵉ en 48.79).

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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 "médaille de bronze"?
"médaille de bronze" is spelled M-É-D-A-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -B-R-O-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.daj də bʁɔ̃z\.
What does "médaille de bronze" mean?
As a noun, "médaille de bronze" means: Médaille en bronze attribuée aux sportifs qui obtiennent la troisième place dans certaines grandes compétitions.
How do you pronounce "médaille de bronze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "médaille de bronze" is \me.daj də bʁɔ̃z\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "médaille de bronze" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list