moissonneuse-batteuse
\mwa.sɔ.nøz.ba.tøz\
The verdict
“moissonneuse-batteuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Machine agricole destinée à la récolte au champ des grains (blé, orge, escourgeon, maïs…) ou des graines (pois sec, colza, tournesol…), qui remplit les deux fonctions de moissonner, puis de battre ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moissonneuse-batteuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mwa.sɔ.nøz.ba.tøz\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moissonneuse-batteuse” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
moissonneuse-batteuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mwa.sɔ.nøz.ba.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine agricole destinée à la récolte au champ des grains (blé, orge, escourgeon, maïs…) ou des graines (pois sec, colza, tournesol…), qui remplit les deux fonctions de moissonner, puis de battre ...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for moissonneuse-batteuse, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 moissonneuse-batteuse, spelled M-O-I-S-S-O-N-N-E-U-S-E---B-A-T-T-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Machine agricole destinée à la récolte au champ des grains (blé, orge, escourgeon, maïs…) ou des graines (pois sec, colza, tournesol…), qui remplit les deux fonctions de moissonner, puis de battre la récolte, et de séparer les grains et graines des pailles.
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is M-O-I-S-S-O-N-N-E-U-S-E---B-A-T-T-E-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mwa.sɔ.nøz.ba.tøz\ (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.