mettre à genoux
\mɛ.tʁ‿a ʒə.nu\
The verdict
“mettre à genoux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire agenouiller.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mettre à genoux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mɛ.tʁ‿a ʒə.nu\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mettre à genoux” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mettre à genoux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿a ʒə.nu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mettre à genoux, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mettre à genoux, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -À- -G-E-N-O-U-X.
Definition
- 1Faire agenouiller.
- 2Affaiblir autrui au point de l’avoir à sa merci.
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 “mettre à genoux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-E-T-T-R-E- -À- -G-E-N-O-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɛ.tʁ‿a ʒə.nu\ (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.