mise à jour

\mi.z‿a ʒuʁ\

/\mi.z‿a ʒuʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“mise à jour” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action ou processus de mettre à jour ; actualisation.

Key facts for mise à jour
PropertyValue
Headwordmise à jour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.z‿a ʒuʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mise à jour” sits in French frequency

mise à jour 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 mise à jour is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mi.z‿a ʒuʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

mise à jour has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mise à jour, spelled M-I-S-E- -À- -J-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action ou processus de mettre à jour ; actualisation.
  2. 2
    Nouvelle version (souvent partielle) d'un ensemble de données ou d'un logiciel permettant de le mettre à jour
  3. 3
    Opération qui rectifie certains éléments ou certaines zones d'une carte, en vue d’un nouveau tirage ou d’une nouvelle édition.
  4. 4
    Pour une carte marine, opération consistant, pour le détenteur d’une carte, à assurer sa tenue à jour à l’aide des avis aux navigateurs.

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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 "mise à jour"?
"mise à jour" is spelled M-I-S-E- -À- -J-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.z‿a ʒuʁ\.
What does "mise à jour" mean?
As a noun, "mise à jour" means: Action ou processus de mettre à jour ; actualisation.
How do you pronounce "mise à jour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mise à jour" is \mi.z‿a ʒuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mise à jour" come from?
"mise à jour" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “mise à jour”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-S-E- -À- -J-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.z‿a ʒuʁ\ (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