mise au pilori
\mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\
The verdict
“mise au pilori” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de vouer (une personne, une idée, un produit) au mépris public.
| 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) |
Where “mise au pilori” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mise au pilori is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “mise au pilori”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-I-S-E- -A-U- -P-I-L-O-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mi.z‿o.pi.lɔ.ʁi\ (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.