mot d’ordre

\mo d‿ɔʁdʁ\

/\mo d‿ɔʁdʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“mot d’ordre” 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de mot de passe.

Key facts for mot d’ordre
PropertyValue
Headwordmot d’ordre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo d‿ɔʁdʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mot d’ordre” sits in French frequency

mot d’ordre 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 mot d’ordre is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mo d‿ɔʁdʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for mot d’ordre in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 mot d’ordre, spelled M-O-T- -D-’-O-R-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de mot de passe.
  2. 2
    Consigne commune à un groupe.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mot d’ordre"?
"mot d’ordre" is spelled M-O-T- -D-’-O-R-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mo d‿ɔʁdʁ\.
What does "mot d’ordre" mean?
As a noun, "mot d’ordre" means: Synonyme de mot de passe.
How do you pronounce "mot d’ordre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mot d’ordre" is \mo d‿ɔʁdʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mot d’ordre" come from?
"mot d’ordre" 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 “mot d’ordre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-T- -D-’-O-R-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mo d‿ɔʁdʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list