mise en péril

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de mettre en péril.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mise-en-peril · mise en péril · French

mise en péril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 en péril
PropertyValue
Headwordmise en péril
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mise en péril » en français

mise en périln'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 en péril is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de mettre en péril.".

No misspelling variants are generated for mise en péril in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mise en péril, spelled M-I-S-E- -E-N- -P-É-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de mettre en péril.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les crimes contre l’humanité et les crimes et délits d’atteintes volontaires à la vie de la personne, de torture et actes de barbarie, de violences volontaires, de menaces d’atteintes aux personnes, de trafic de stupéfiants, d’atteintes aux libertés de la personne, de traite des êtres humains, de proxénétisme, d’exploitation de la mendicité et de mise en…

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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 en péril"?
"mise en péril" is spelled M-I-S-E- -E-N- -P-É-R-I-L.
What does "mise en péril" mean?
As a noun, "mise en péril" means: Action de mettre en péril.
What language does "mise en péril" come from?
"mise en péril" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list