remonter les bretelles

\ʁə.mɔ̃.te le bʁə.tɛl\

/\ʁə.mɔ̃.te le bʁə.tɛl\/ verb

The verdict

“remonter les bretelles” 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
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire de violents reproches.

Key facts for remonter les bretelles
PropertyValue
Headwordremonter les bretelles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.mɔ̃.te le bʁə.tɛl\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “remonter les bretelles” sits in French frequency

remonter les bretelles 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 remonter les bretelles is 22 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.mɔ̃.te le bʁə.tɛl\. 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: "Faire de violents reproches.".

Zero misspellings are on record for remonter les bretelles in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is remonter les bretelles, spelled R-E-M-O-N-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-R-E-T-E-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire de violents reproches.

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 "remonter les bretelles"?
"remonter les bretelles" is spelled R-E-M-O-N-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-R-E-T-E-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te le bʁə.tɛl\.
What does "remonter les bretelles" mean?
As a verb, "remonter les bretelles" means: Faire de violents reproches.
How do you pronounce "remonter les bretelles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remonter les bretelles" is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te le bʁə.tɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “remonter les bretelles”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-M-O-N-T-E-R- -L-E-S- -B-R-E-T-E-L-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.mɔ̃.te le bʁə.tɛl\ (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