mettre en branle
\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bʁɑ̃l\
The verdict
“mettre en branle” 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) - Mettre en action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mettre-en-branle · mettre en branle · French
mettre en branle · 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 en branle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bʁɑ̃l\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mettre en branle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mettre en branle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bʁɑ̃l\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for mettre en branle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mettre en branle, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -B-R-A-N-L-E.
Definition
- 1Mettre en action.
- 2Pousser à l’action.
- 3Démarrer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mettre en branle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette fois, ce n’était pas un homme seul qui aurait pu mettre en branle l’appareil campanaire de la cathédrale.
Ce fut la chiquenaude qui mit en branle tout ce mécanisme jusqu’alors inerte.
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.