rendre la monnaie de sa pièce

\ʁɑ̃dʁ la mɔ.nɛ də sa pjɛs\

/\ʁɑ̃dʁ la mɔ.nɛ də sa pjɛs\/ verb

The verdict

“rendre la monnaie de sa 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
29
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire subir à quelqu’un la même chose qu’il nous a fait subir ; user de représailles.

Key facts for rendre la monnaie de sa pièce
PropertyValue
Headwordrendre la monnaie de sa pièce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃dʁ la mɔ.nɛ də sa pjɛs\
Letters29
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rendre la monnaie de sa pièce” sits in French frequency

rendre la monnaie de sa 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 rendre la monnaie de sa pièce is 29 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɑ̃dʁ la mɔ.nɛ də sa 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: "Faire subir à quelqu’un la même chose qu’il nous a fait subir ; user de représailles.".

No misspelling variants are generated for rendre la monnaie de sa pièce in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rendre la monnaie de sa pièce, spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E- -D-E- -S-A- -P-I-È-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire subir à quelqu’un la même chose qu’il nous a fait subir ; user de représailles.

Synonyms

Antonyms

retourner le compliment

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 "rendre la monnaie de sa pièce"?
"rendre la monnaie de sa pièce" is spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E- -D-E- -S-A- -P-I-È-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃dʁ la mɔ.nɛ də sa pjɛs\.
What does "rendre la monnaie de sa pièce" mean?
As a verb, "rendre la monnaie de sa pièce" means: Faire subir à quelqu’un la même chose qu’il nous a fait subir ; user de représailles.
How do you pronounce "rendre la monnaie de sa pièce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rendre la monnaie de sa pièce" is \ʁɑ̃dʁ la mɔ.nɛ də sa pjɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “rendre la monnaie de sa pièce”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-N-D-R-E- -L-A- -M-O-N-N-A-I-E- -D-E- -S-A- -P-I-È-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɑ̃dʁ la mɔ.nɛ də sa 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