mille-pattes
\mil.pat\
The verdict
“mille-pattes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom d’un sous-embranchement d’arthropodes qui ont un très grand nombre de pattes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mille-pattes · mille-pattes · French
mille-pattes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | mille-pattes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mil.pat\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mille-pattes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mille-pattes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mil.pat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mille-pattes, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 mille-pattes, spelled M-I-L-L-E---P-A-T-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nom d’un sous-embranchement d’arthropodes qui ont un très grand nombre de pattes.
- 2Poids lourd, notamment semi-remorque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mille-pattes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il me tardait que ce fût fini. Je me faisais horreur de prolonger cette scène (comme quand on n’ose pas appuyer le talon sur le mille-pattes).
Un serpent rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) a été retrouvé mort avec un mille-pattes des Caraïbes dans la gueule.
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