porte-papier
\pɔʁ.tə.pa.pje\
The verdict
“porte-papier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accessoire permettant de dérouler un rouleau de papier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-porte-papier · porte-papier · French
porte-papier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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-papier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔʁ.tə.pa.pje\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « porte-papier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
porte-papier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁ.tə.pa.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for porte-papier, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is porte-papier, spelled P-O-R-T-E---P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Accessoire permettant de dérouler un rouleau de papier.
- 2Accessoire de poche permettant de transporter des papiers d’identité, billets, etc.
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.