moteur de recherche

\mɔ.tœʁ də ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ\

/\mɔ.tœʁ də ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“moteur de recherche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Système d’exploitation de banque de données.

Key facts for moteur de recherche
PropertyValue
Headwordmoteur de recherche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.tœʁ də ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “moteur de recherche” sits in French frequency

moteur de recherche 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.

Rare enough to double-check

moteur de recherche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.tœʁ də ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for moteur de recherche in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is moteur de recherche, spelled M-O-T-E-U-R- -D-E- -R-E-C-H-E-R-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Système d’exploitation de banque de données.
  2. 2
    Serveur spécialisé permettant d’accéder sur la toile à des ressources (pages, sites, etc.) à partir de mots clés.

This word in other languages

search engine(English)buscador(Español)Suchmaschine(Deutsch)buscador(Português)

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 "moteur de recherche"?
"moteur de recherche" is spelled M-O-T-E-U-R- -D-E- -R-E-C-H-E-R-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.tœʁ də ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ\.
What does "moteur de recherche" mean?
As a noun, "moteur de recherche" means: Système d’exploitation de banque de données.
How do you pronounce "moteur de recherche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moteur de recherche" is \mɔ.tœʁ də ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moteur de recherche" come from?
"moteur de recherche" 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 “moteur de recherche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-T-E-U-R- -D-E- -R-E-C-H-E-R-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɔ.tœʁ də ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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