mettre en danger

\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\

/\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“mettre en danger” 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 May 6, 2026) - Prendre des risques, provoquer une situation de péril, de danger.

Key facts for mettre en danger
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre en danger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mettre en danger” sits in French frequency

mettre en danger falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mettre en danger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prendre des risques, provoquer une situation de péril, de danger.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mettre en danger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mettre en danger, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -D-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre des risques, provoquer une situation de péril, de danger.

Synonyms

mettre en péril

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 en danger"?
"mettre en danger" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -D-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\.
What does "mettre en danger" mean?
As a verb, "mettre en danger" means: Prendre des risques, provoquer une situation de péril, de danger.
How do you pronounce "mettre en danger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre en danger" is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre en danger" come from?
"mettre en danger" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “mettre en danger”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -D-A-N-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list