mettre la table

\mɛtʁ la tabl\

/\mɛtʁ la tabl\/ verb

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The verdict

“mettre la table” 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) - Disposer, placer les couverts et le nécessaire sur une table ou sur tout autre support pour manger.

Key facts for mettre la table
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre la table
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛtʁ la tabl\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mettre la table” sits in French frequency

mettre la table 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 la table is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɛtʁ la tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disposer, placer les couverts et le nécessaire sur une table ou sur tout autre support pour manger.".

No misspelling variants are generated for mettre la table in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mettre la table, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disposer, placer les couverts et le nécessaire sur une table ou sur tout autre support pour manger.

Synonyms

mettre le couvertdresser la table

Antonyms

desservir la tablelever la tableôter la table

This word in other languages

set the table(English)poner la mesa(Español)

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 la table"?
"mettre la table" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛtʁ la tabl\.
What does "mettre la table" mean?
As a verb, "mettre la table" means: Disposer, placer les couverts et le nécessaire sur une table ou sur tout autre support pour manger.
How do you pronounce "mettre la table"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre la table" is \mɛtʁ la tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre la table" come from?
"mettre la table" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mettre la table”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛtʁ la tabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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