mettre en péril

\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pe.ʁil\

/\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pe.ʁil\/ verb

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The verdict

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

Key facts for mettre en péril
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre en péril
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pe.ʁil\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mettre en péril” sits in French frequency

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

mettre en péril doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mettre en péril, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -P-É-R-I-L.

Definition

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

Synonyms

mettre en danger

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 péril"?
"mettre en péril" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -P-É-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pe.ʁil\.
What does "mettre en péril" mean?
As a verb, "mettre en péril" means: Prendre des risques, provoquer une situation de péril, de danger.
How do you pronounce "mettre en péril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre en péril" is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pe.ʁil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre en péril" come from?
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Using “mettre en péril”

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- -P-É-R-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pe.ʁil\ (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