ôter la table

\o.te la tabl\

/\o.te la tabl\/ verb

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The verdict

“ôter la table” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Desservir, débarrasser la table de ses plats, couverts, nappe, etc.

Key facts for ôter la table
PropertyValue
Headwordôter la table
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\o.te la tabl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ôter la table” sits in French frequency

ôter la table 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

ôter la table is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \o.te la tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Desservir, débarrasser la table de ses plats, couverts, nappe, etc.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ôter la table in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ôter la table, spelled Ô-T-E-R- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desservir, débarrasser la table de ses plats, couverts, nappe, etc.

Antonyms

mettre la table

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 "ôter la table"?
"ôter la table" is spelled Ô-T-E-R- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.te la tabl\.
What does "ôter la table" mean?
As a verb, "ôter la table" means: Desservir, débarrasser la table de ses plats, couverts, nappe, etc.
How do you pronounce "ôter la table"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ôter la table" is \o.te la tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ôter la table" come from?
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Using “ôter la table”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Ô-T-E-R- -L-A- -T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o.te la tabl\ (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