mettre en œuvre

\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œvʁ\

/\mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œvʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“mettre en œuvre” 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 September 3, 2026) - Employer à quelque usage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mettre-en-uvre · mettre en œuvre · French

mettre en œuvre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

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

Longue queue: rang de « mettre en œuvre » en français

mettre en œuvren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mettre en œuvre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œvʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Employer à quelque usage.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mettre en œuvre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mettre en œuvre, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -Œ-U-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Employer à quelque usage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mettre en œuvre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un biolaveur a été mis en œuvre sur un poste de relevage des eaux usées d'une station balnéaire de l'Ouest de la France.
  2. Pendant cette année 1912 je travaillais d’arrache-pied. Nous étions en mars et le certificat d'étude était pour la mi-juin. Il s'agissait de tout mettre en œuvre pour ne pas recommencer l'année prochaine. Déjà nous savions que nous étions 11 à affronter cet examen.

Synonyms

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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 œuvre"?
"mettre en œuvre" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -Œ-U-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œvʁ\.
What does "mettre en œuvre" mean?
As a verb, "mettre en œuvre" means: Employer à quelque usage.
How do you pronounce "mettre en œuvre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre en œuvre" is \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œvʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre en œuvre" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list