pot à lait
\po a lɛ\
The verdict
“pot à lait” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pot utilisé pour la traite du lait.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pot-a-lait · pot à lait · French
pot à lait · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | pot à lait |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \po a lɛ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pot à lait » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pot à lait is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \po a lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pot à lait doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pot à lait, spelled P-O-T- -À- -L-A-I-T.
Definition
- 1Pot utilisé pour la traite du lait.
- 2Petit pot contenant du lait, pour le service à table.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pot à lait appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Évidemment, si le pot à lait de Perrette avait été en aluminium, il ne se serait jamais brisé. Et La Fontaine, gros Jean comme devant, n’aurait pu écrire sa fable.
Georgewitz entra, portant un plateau ; il déposa lentement, soigneusement sur une petite table les tasses, le sucrier, le pot à lait, alla au samovar qui fumait sur un guéridon et, toujours silencieux, versa le thé.
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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.