remettre à zéro

\ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿a ze.ʁo\

/\ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿a ze.ʁo\/ verb

The verdict

“remettre à zéro” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réinitialiser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-remettre-a-zero · remettre à zéro · French

remettre à zéro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 remettre à zéro
PropertyValue
Headwordremettre à zéro
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿a ze.ʁo\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « remettre à zéro » en français

remettre à zéron'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

remettre à zéro is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿a ze.ʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réinitialiser.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for remettre à zéro, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is remettre à zéro, spelled R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -À- -Z-É-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réinitialiser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how remettre à zéro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La Constitution a été changée en 2016 et le camp présidentiel affirme que le compteur de ses mandats a été remis à zéro.

This word in other languages

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 "remettre à zéro"?
"remettre à zéro" is spelled R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -À- -Z-É-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿a ze.ʁo\.
What does "remettre à zéro" mean?
As a verb, "remettre à zéro" means: Réinitialiser.
How do you pronounce "remettre à zéro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remettre à zéro" is \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿a ze.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list