porte-clé
\pɔʁ.tə.kle\
The verdict
“porte-clé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gardien de prison qui porte les clés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-porte-cle · porte-clé · French
porte-clé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | porte-clé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔʁ.tə.kle\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
porte-clé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁ.tə.kle\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for porte-clé, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is porte-clé, spelled P-O-R-T-E---C-L-É.
Definition
- 1Gardien de prison qui porte les clés.
- 2Anneau ou étui pour porter les clés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how porte-clé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le docteur désigna la comtesse de Charny, et le directeur ordonna à un porte-clé de conduire le citoyen Gilbert à la chambre de la prisonnière.
N’oublions pas que nous vivons l’ère du porte-clé. Cette profusion a rebuté les collectionneurs, car le vrai plaisir est de rechercher les pièces rares.
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.