mettre les voiles

\mɛ.tʁə lɛ vwal\

/\mɛ.tʁə lɛ vwal\/ verb

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The verdict

“mettre les voiles” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareiller, embarquer, quitter un port.

Key facts for mettre les voiles
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre les voiles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.tʁə lɛ vwal\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mettre les voiles” sits in French frequency

mettre les voiles 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mettre les voiles is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɛ.tʁə lɛ vwal\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for mettre les voiles in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mettre les voiles, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-E-S- -V-O-I-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareiller, embarquer, quitter un port.
  2. 2
    Partir, avec une nuance d’inéluctabilité.

This word in other languages

hit the road(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 les voiles"?
"mettre les voiles" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-E-S- -V-O-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁə lɛ vwal\.
What does "mettre les voiles" mean?
As a verb, "mettre les voiles" means: Appareiller, embarquer, quitter un port.
How do you pronounce "mettre les voiles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre les voiles" is \mɛ.tʁə lɛ vwal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre les voiles" come from?
"mettre les voiles" 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 les voiles”

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-E-S- -V-O-I-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.tʁə lɛ vwal\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list