millepatte

\mil.pat\

/\mil.pat\/ noun

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The verdict

“millepatte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de mille-pattes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-millepatte · millepatte · French

millepatte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for millepatte
PropertyValue
Headwordmillepatte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mil.pat\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “millepatte” sits in French frequency

millepatte 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

millepatte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mil.pat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de mille-pattes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for millepatte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is millepatte, spelled M-I-L-L-E-P-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de mille-pattes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a déjà été fait mention du millepatte et des millepattes ou du tire-fesse qui se transforme en des tire-fesses au pluriel, et la règle est véritablement beaucoup plus rationnelle à présent.
  2. La biodiversité des détritivores, tels que les millepattes et les cloportes, contribuent également de manière importante à la fragmentation des feuilles mortes et à sa décomposition. Ainsi, l’augmentation des populations de détritivores dans les agroécosystèmes peut par conséquent améliorer le recyclage des nutriments et la croissance des plantes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "millepatte"?
"millepatte" is spelled M-I-L-L-E-P-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mil.pat\.
What does "millepatte" mean?
As a noun, "millepatte" means: Variante orthographique de mille-pattes.
How do you pronounce "millepatte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "millepatte" is \mil.pat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "millepatte" come from?
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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