mettre en pièces
\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pjɛs\
The verdict
“mettre en pièces” 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) - Transformer une chose compacte en morceaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mettre-en-pieces · mettre en pièces · French
mettre en pièces · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mettre en pièces |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pjɛs\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mettre en pièces » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mettre en pièces is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pjɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
mettre en pièces doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mettre en pièces, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -P-I-È-C-E-S.
Definition
- 1Transformer une chose compacte en morceaux.
- 2Anéantir, démolir ; réduire en morceaux.
- 3Disloquer.
- 4Affliger de médisance ; ruiner une réputation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mettre en pièces appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Démonter un gouvernail, ne signifie pas le défaire, le mettre en pièces mais l’ôter de l’arrière du vaisseau.
Les molosses se taisent! L'auraient-ils déjà mis en pièces?
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.