mise au pilori

\mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\

/\mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de vouer (une personne, une idée, un produit) au mépris public.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mise-au-pilori · mise au pilori · French

mise au pilori · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 mise au pilori
PropertyValue
Headwordmise au pilori
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mise au pilori » en français

mise au pilorin'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mise au pilori is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mise au pilori in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mise au pilori, spelled M-I-S-E- -A-U- -P-I-L-O-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de vouer (une personne, une idée, un produit) au mépris public.
  2. 2
    Pratique consistant à publier le nom de personnes physiques ou morales impliquées dans des activités tenues pour répréhensibles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La mise au pilori des marques étrangères [en Chine]

Synonyms

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 au pilori"?
"mise au pilori" is spelled M-I-S-E- -A-U- -P-I-L-O-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\.
What does "mise au pilori" mean?
As a noun, "mise au pilori" means: Action de vouer (une personne, une idée, un produit) au mépris public.
How do you pronounce "mise au pilori"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mise au pilori" is \mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mise au pilori" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list