porte-monnaie

\pɔʁ.t(ə).mɔ.nɛ\

/\pɔʁ.t(ə).mɔ.nɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“porte-monnaie” 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) - Petit sac ou étui (de cuir par exemple), généralement divisé en compartiments, où on met les pièces de monnaie.

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Index FR-porte-monnaie · porte-monnaie · French

porte-monnaie · 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-monnaie
PropertyValue
Headwordporte-monnaie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʁ.t(ə).mɔ.nɛ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

porte-monnaiesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

porte-monnaie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁ.t(ə).mɔ.nɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit sac ou étui (de cuir par exemple), généralement divisé en compartiments, où on met les pièces de monnaie.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for porte-monnaie, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is porte-monnaie, spelled P-O-R-T-E---M-O-N-N-A-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit sac ou étui (de cuir par exemple), généralement divisé en compartiments, où on met les pièces de monnaie.

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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-monnaie"?
"porte-monnaie" is spelled P-O-R-T-E---M-O-N-N-A-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʁ.t(ə).mɔ.nɛ\.
What does "porte-monnaie" mean?
As a noun, "porte-monnaie" means: Petit sac ou étui (de cuir par exemple), généralement divisé en compartiments, où on met les pièces de monnaie.
How do you pronounce "porte-monnaie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porte-monnaie" is \pɔʁ.t(ə).mɔ.nɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porte-monnaie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list