mètre pliant

\mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\

/\mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for mètre pliant
PropertyValue
Headwordmètre pliant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mètre pliant » en français

mètre pliantreste 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

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

  1. 1
    Instrument de mesure de longueur, utilisé dans la construction, la menuiserie et pour le bricolage et qui peut se plier.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mètre pliant"?
"mètre pliant" is spelled M-È-T-R-E- -P-L-I-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\.
What does "mètre pliant" mean?
As a noun, "mètre pliant" means: Instrument de mesure de longueur, utilisé dans la construction, la menuiserie et pour le bricolage et qui peut se plier.
How do you pronounce "mètre pliant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mètre pliant" is \mɛ.tʁ(ə) pli.jɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mètre pliant" come from?
"mètre pliant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list