mots croisés

\mo kʁwa.ze\

/\mo kʁwa.ze\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeu qui consiste à remplir une grille où il faut rentrer des mots qui s’entrelacent horizontalement et verticalement, en s’aidant de la définition donnée pour chaque mot.

Key facts for mots croisés
PropertyValue
Headwordmots croisés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo kʁwa.ze\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mots croisés” sits in French frequency

mots croisés 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

mots croisés is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo kʁwa.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mots croisés has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is mots croisés, spelled M-O-T-S- -C-R-O-I-S-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeu qui consiste à remplir une grille où il faut rentrer des mots qui s’entrelacent horizontalement et verticalement, en s’aidant de la définition donnée pour chaque mot.
  2. 2
    Grille de mots croisés.

This word in other languages

crossword(English)crucigrama(Español)Kreuzworträtsel(Deutsch)

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 "mots croisés"?
"mots croisés" is spelled M-O-T-S- -C-R-O-I-S-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mo kʁwa.ze\.
What does "mots croisés" mean?
As a noun, "mots croisés" means: Jeu qui consiste à remplir une grille où il faut rentrer des mots qui s’entrelacent horizontalement et verticalement, en s’aidant de la définition donnée pour chaque mot.
How do you pronounce "mots croisés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mots croisés" is \mo kʁwa.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mots croisés" come from?
"mots croisés" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mots croisés”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-T-S- -C-R-O-I-S-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mo kʁwa.ze\ (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