porte-feuille

\pɔʁ.tə.fœj\

/\pɔʁ.tə.fœj\/ noun

The verdict

“porte-feuille” 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 September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de portefeuille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-porte-feuille · porte-feuille · French

porte-feuille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for porte-feuille
PropertyValue
Headwordporte-feuille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʁ.tə.fœj\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « porte-feuille » en français

porte-feuillen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

porte-feuille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁ.tə.fœj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de portefeuille.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for porte-feuille in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is porte-feuille, spelled P-O-R-T-E---F-E-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de portefeuille.

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-feuille"?
"porte-feuille" is spelled P-O-R-T-E---F-E-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʁ.tə.fœj\.
What does "porte-feuille" mean?
As a noun, "porte-feuille" means: Variante orthographique de portefeuille.
How do you pronounce "porte-feuille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porte-feuille" is \pɔʁ.tə.fœj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porte-feuille" come from?
"porte-feuille" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list