mise en danger

\mi.z‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\

/\mi.z‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\/ noun

The verdict

“mise en danger” 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 mettre en danger.

Key facts for mise en danger
PropertyValue
Headwordmise en danger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.z‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mise en danger” sits in French frequency

mise en danger 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 en danger is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mi.z‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Action de mettre en danger.".

mise en danger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is mise en danger, spelled M-I-S-E- -E-N- -D-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de mettre en danger.

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 en danger"?
"mise en danger" is spelled M-I-S-E- -E-N- -D-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.z‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\.
What does "mise en danger" mean?
As a noun, "mise en danger" means: Action de mettre en danger.
How do you pronounce "mise en danger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mise en danger" is \mi.z‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mise en danger" come from?
"mise en danger" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “mise en danger”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-S-E- -E-N- -D-A-N-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.z‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list