mise en place
\mi.z‿ɑ̃ plas\
The verdict
“mise en place” 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) - Installation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mise-en-place · mise en place · French
mise en place · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mise en place |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mi.z‿ɑ̃ plas\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mise en place is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mi.z‿ɑ̃ plas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mise en place, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mise en place, spelled M-I-S-E- -E-N- -P-L-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Installation.
- 2Dans un restaurant, préparation à l’avance de tout ce qui concernera le futur service : en cuisine, préparation de ce qui sera nécessaire pour le dressage des assiettes commandées, et en salle, préparation des tables, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mise en place appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parmi les modifications importantes, il faut encore citer la mise en place d’un système de réchauffage pour empêcher les carburateurs de givrer.
Dès les années 1930, une volonté de rompre avec la routine maïsicole s’exprime, notamment au travers de la tenue d’un congrès international à Pau et par la mise en place des structures, telles que la station de génétique du maïs de Saint-Martin-de-Hinx (1932).
This word in other languages
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.