porte dérobée

\pɔʁt de.ʁɔ.be\

/\pɔʁt de.ʁɔ.be\/ noun

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The verdict

“porte dérobée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Porte secrète dissimulée dans un mur, une bibliothèque, etc.

Key facts for porte dérobée
PropertyValue
Headwordporte dérobée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʁt de.ʁɔ.be\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “porte dérobée” sits in French frequency

porte dérobée 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

porte dérobée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁt de.ʁɔ.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for porte dérobée, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is porte dérobée, spelled P-O-R-T-E- -D-É-R-O-B-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porte secrète dissimulée dans un mur, une bibliothèque, etc.
  2. 2
    Entrée alternative qui évite de passer par la porte principale, pour entrer sans être vu.
  3. 3
    Point d’entrée d’un logiciel, mis en place lors de la conception ou résultant d’une erreur survenue lors du développement, qui permet aux spécialistes d’agir sur ce logiciel.

Synonyms

secrètebackdoorpoternepoterne logicielle

This word in other languages

backdoor(English)

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 "porte dérobée"?
"porte dérobée" is spelled P-O-R-T-E- -D-É-R-O-B-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʁt de.ʁɔ.be\.
What does "porte dérobée" mean?
As a noun, "porte dérobée" means: Porte secrète dissimulée dans un mur, une bibliothèque, etc.
How do you pronounce "porte dérobée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porte dérobée" is \pɔʁt de.ʁɔ.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porte dérobée" come from?
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Using “porte dérobée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-R-T-E- -D-É-R-O-B-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔʁt de.ʁɔ.be\ (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