mot pour mot
\mo puʁ mo\
The verdict
“mot pour mot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec exactement les mêmes mots.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mot-pour-mot · mot pour mot · French
mot pour mot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | mot pour mot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \mo puʁ mo\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mot pour mot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mot pour mot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \mo puʁ mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avec exactement les mêmes mots.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mot pour mot in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mot pour mot, spelled M-O-T- -P-O-U-R- -M-O-T.
Definition
- 1Avec exactement les mêmes mots.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mot pour mot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La quakeresse répéta en détail la conversation qu'elle avait entendue la veille. Sa mémoire était excellente et elle put redire mot pour mot les propos des officiers britanniques.
Cette phrase est mot pour mot dans Montaigne, dans Voltaire, etc., Elle s’y trouve entièrement et dans les mêmes termes.
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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.