mettre en examen

\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.ɡza.mɛ̃\

/\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.ɡza.mɛ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“mettre en examen” 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) - Procéder à l’inculpation d’une personne que l’on pense être coupable d’un délit ou d’un crime.

Key facts for mettre en examen
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre en examen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.ɡza.mɛ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mettre en examen” sits in French frequency

mettre en examen 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 examen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.ɡza.mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Procéder à l’inculpation d’une personne que l’on pense être coupable d’un délit ou d’un crime.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mettre en examen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mettre en examen, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -E-X-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Procéder à l’inculpation d’une personne que l’on pense être coupable d’un délit ou d’un crime.

Synonyms

inculper

This word in other languages

charge(English)

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 examen"?
"mettre en examen" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -E-X-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.ɡza.mɛ̃\.
What does "mettre en examen" mean?
As a verb, "mettre en examen" means: Procéder à l’inculpation d’une personne que l’on pense être coupable d’un délit ou d’un crime.
How do you pronounce "mettre en examen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre en examen" is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.ɡza.mɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre en examen" come from?
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Using “mettre en examen”

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- -E-X-A-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.ɡza.mɛ̃\ (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