mètre cube
\mɛ.tʁə kyb\
The verdict
“mètre cube” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unité de mesure de volume du Système international correspondant au volume d’un cube de 1 mètre de coté. Le symbole est m³.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mètre cube |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛ.tʁə kyb\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mètre cube” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mètre cube is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.tʁə kyb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité de mesure de volume du Système international correspondant au volume d’un cube de 1 mètre de coté. Le symbole est m³.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mètre cube, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mètre cube, spelled M-È-T-R-E- -C-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1Unité de mesure de volume du Système international correspondant au volume d’un cube de 1 mètre de coté. Le symbole est m³.
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 “mètre cube”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-È-T-R-E- -C-U-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɛ.tʁə kyb\ (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.