mise au pilori
\mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mise au pilori |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mise au pilori » en français
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
- 1Action de vouer (une personne, une idée, un produit) au mépris public.
- 2Pratique consistant à publier le nom de personnes physiques ou morales impliquées dans des activités tenues pour répréhensibles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mise au pilori appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.