mettre au monde

\mɛ.tʁ‿o mɔ̃d\

/\mɛ.tʁ‿o mɔ̃d\/ verb

The verdict

“mettre au monde” 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 September 3, 2026) - Engendrer, concernant des femelles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mettre-au-monde · mettre au monde · French

mettre au monde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 mettre au monde
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre au monde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.tʁ‿o mɔ̃d\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mettre au monde » en français

mettre au mondesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mettre au monde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿o mɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mettre au monde has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mettre au monde, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -A-U- -M-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engendrer, concernant des femelles.
  2. 2
    Créer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mettre au monde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Deux années, pendant lesquelles la jeune comtesse mit au monde un fils qui fut appelé Othon, s’écoulèrent dans un bonheur parfait.
  2. Vous aviez été mon nourrisson, car votre mère était morte en vous mettant au monde. De ce jour-là, moi, sœur de lait de votre mère, je vous aimai comme mon propre enfant.

Synonyms

donner naissance àaccoucher

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 "mettre au monde"?
"mettre au monde" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -A-U- -M-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁ‿o mɔ̃d\.
What does "mettre au monde" mean?
As a verb, "mettre au monde" means: Engendrer, concernant des femelles.
How do you pronounce "mettre au monde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre au monde" is \mɛ.tʁ‿o mɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre au monde" come from?
"mettre au monde" 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