menotte

\mə.nɔt\

/\mə.nɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“menotte” is uncommon French (frequency #85,011 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,011
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Main d’un enfant.

Key facts for menotte
PropertyValue
Headwordmenotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mə.nɔt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “menotte” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). menotte lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

menotte is uncommon French at frequency #85,011 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mə.nɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

menotte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 menotte, spelled M-E-N-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Main d’un enfant.
  2. 2
    Lien de fer ou de corde qu’on met aux poignets d’un prisonnier, d’un malfaiteur, pour lui ôter l’usage des mains. → voir menottes
  3. 3
    Demi-anneau en fer, dont la partie non fermée est traversée par un boulon à tête et écrou, employé en carrosserie soit comme intermédiaire entre la caisse et le palonnier, soit comme partie de la suspension des véhicules.

Synonyms

braceletscabrioletgourmette

This word in other languages

handcuffs(English)esposas(Español)Händchen(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "menotte"?
"menotte" is spelled M-E-N-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mə.nɔt\.
What does "menotte" mean?
As a noun, "menotte" means: Main d’un enfant.
How do you pronounce "menotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menotte" is \mə.nɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menotte" come from?
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Using “menotte”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-N-O-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mə.nɔt\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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