mode d’emploi
\mɔd d‿ɑ̃.plwa\
The verdict
“mode d’emploi” 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) - Indications (souvent sous forme de petit livret) qui renseignent sur la manière d’utiliser un appareil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mode-d-emploi · mode d’emploi · French
mode d’emploi · 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 | mode d’emploi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔd d‿ɑ̃.plwa\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mode d’emploi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔd d‿ɑ̃.plwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indications (souvent sous forme de petit livret) qui renseignent sur la manière d’utiliser un appareil.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mode d’emploi in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mode d’emploi, spelled M-O-D-E- -D-’-E-M-P-L-O-I.
Definition
- 1Indications (souvent sous forme de petit livret) qui renseignent sur la manière d’utiliser un appareil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mode d’emploi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’abandonne ma peinture au regardeur. Je ne mets pas de mode d’emploi dessous, je ne mets pas de titre anecdotique comme le font souvent les peintres figuratifs qui sont dans la nécessité de le faire.
Ben oui, on ne lit pas les modes d’emploi, hein.
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.