remettre en cause
\ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ koz\
The verdict
“remettre en cause” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Douter ; mettre en cause.
Corpus desk
Index FR-remettre-en-cause · remettre en cause · French
remettre en cause · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | remettre en cause |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ koz\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « remettre en cause » en français
Rare enough to double-check
remettre en cause is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ koz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Douter ; mettre en cause.".
remettre en cause has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is remettre en cause, spelled R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -E-N- -C-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Douter ; mettre en cause.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how remettre en cause appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces militants ne promeuvent donc pas un «autre» développement, mais remettent en cause l’idée même de développement.
Dans un premier temps, ce fut celui-ci qui ne voulait rien entendre, estimant qu’après la « Marche verte », la maroquinité du Sahara occidental ne pouvait plus être remise en cause.
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.