mètre pliant
\mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\
The verdict
“mètre pliant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de mesure de longueur, utilisé dans la construction, la menuiserie et pour le bricolage et qui peut se plier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-metre-pliant · mètre pliant · French
mètre pliant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mètre pliant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mètre pliant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de mesure de longueur, utilisé dans la construction, la menuiserie et pour le bricolage et qui peut se plier.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mètre pliant in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mètre pliant, spelled M-È-T-R-E- -P-L-I-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Instrument de mesure de longueur, utilisé dans la construction, la menuiserie et pour le bricolage et qui peut se plier.
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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.