remettre la monnaie de la pièce

\ʁə.mɛtʁ la mo.ne də la pjɛs\

/\ʁə.mɛtʁ la mo.ne də la pjɛs\/ verb

The verdict

“remettre la monnaie de la pièce” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
31
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Donner suite par une forme plus ou moins équivalente d’agression à un geste antérieur subi et/ou perçu préalablement lui-même comme une agression.

Key facts for remettre la monnaie de la pièce
PropertyValue
Headwordremettre la monnaie de la pièce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.mɛtʁ la mo.ne də la pjɛs\
Letters31
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “remettre la monnaie de la pièce” sits in French frequency

remettre la monnaie de la pièce falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for remettre la monnaie de la pièce is 31 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.mɛtʁ la mo.ne də la pjɛs\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Donner suite par une forme plus ou moins équivalente d’agression à un geste antérieur subi et/ou perçu préalablement lui-même comme une agression.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for remettre la monnaie de la pièce, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is remettre la monnaie de la pièce, spelled R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-A- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E- -D-E- -L-A- -P-I-È-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Donner suite par une forme plus ou moins équivalente d’agression à un geste antérieur subi et/ou perçu préalablement lui-même comme une agression.

Synonyms

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 la monnaie de la pièce"?
"remettre la monnaie de la pièce" is spelled R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-A- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E- -D-E- -L-A- -P-I-È-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.mɛtʁ la mo.ne də la pjɛs\.
What does "remettre la monnaie de la pièce" mean?
As a verb, "remettre la monnaie de la pièce" means: Donner suite par une forme plus ou moins équivalente d’agression à un geste antérieur subi et/ou perçu préalablement lui-même comme une agression.
How do you pronounce "remettre la monnaie de la pièce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remettre la monnaie de la pièce" is \ʁə.mɛtʁ la mo.ne də la pjɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remettre la monnaie de la pièce" come from?
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Using “remettre la monnaie de la pièce”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-M-E-T-T-R-E- -L-A- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E- -D-E- -L-A- -P-I-È-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.mɛtʁ la mo.ne də la pjɛs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list