mère patrie
\mɛʁ pa.tʁi\
The verdict
“mère patrie” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - L’État, le pays qui a fondé une colonie et qui la gouverne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mère patrie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁ pa.tʁi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mère patrie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mère patrie is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɛʁ pa.tʁi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for mère patrie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mère patrie, spelled M-È-R-E- -P-A-T-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1L’État, le pays qui a fondé une colonie et qui la gouverne.
- 2Pays natal ; nation dont on se sent membre.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “mère patrie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-È-R-E- -P-A-T-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɛʁ pa.tʁi\ (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.