mettre à l’index
\mɛ.tʁ‿a l‿ɛ̃.dɛks\
The verdict
“mettre à l’index” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inscrire dans la liste des écrits proscrits par l’Église.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mettre-a-l-index · mettre à l’index · French
mettre à l’index · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « mettre à l’index » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mettre à l’index is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿a l‿ɛ̃.dɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mettre à l’index appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Qui aurait cru qu’au Québec en 2020, on mettrait des livres à l’index, comme au temps de Duplessis et de la Grande noirceur ?
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.