mettre à l’index
\mɛ.tʁ‿a l‿ɛ̃.dɛks\
The verdict
“mettre à l’index” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inscrire dans la liste des écrits proscrits par l’Église.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mettre à l’index |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mɛ.tʁ‿a l‿ɛ̃.dɛks\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mettre à l’index” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mettre à l’index is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɛ.tʁ‿a l‿ɛ̃.dɛks\. 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.
mettre à l’index has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is mettre à l’index, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -À- -L-’-I-N-D-E-X.
Definition
- 1Inscrire dans la liste des écrits proscrits par l’Église.
- 2Rejeter, exclure.
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 l’index”
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- -L-’-I-N-D-E-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɛ.tʁ‿a l‿ɛ̃.dɛks\ (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.