mettre une chasse

\mɛ.tʁ‿yn ʃas\

/\mɛ.tʁ‿yn ʃas\/ verb

The verdict

“mettre une chasse” 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) - Administrer une correction, réprimander.

Key facts for mettre une chasse
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre une chasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.tʁ‿yn ʃas\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mettre une chasse” sits in French frequency

mettre une chasse 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 une chasse is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɛ.tʁ‿yn ʃas\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Administrer une correction, réprimander.".

mettre une chasse has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 une chasse, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -U-N-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Administrer une correction, réprimander.

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 une chasse"?
"mettre une chasse" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -U-N-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁ‿yn ʃas\.
What does "mettre une chasse" mean?
As a verb, "mettre une chasse" means: Administrer une correction, réprimander.
How do you pronounce "mettre une chasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mettre une chasse" is \mɛ.tʁ‿yn ʃas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mettre une chasse" come from?
"mettre une chasse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “mettre une chasse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-T-T-R-E- -U-N-E- -C-H-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛ.tʁ‿yn ʃas\ (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