sel de table

\sɛl də tabl\

/\sɛl də tabl\/ noun

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The verdict

“sel de table” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sel (chlorure de sodium) quasiment pur, destiné à être utilisé comme condiment à table, en cuisine.

Key facts for sel de table
PropertyValue
Headwordsel de table
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛl də tabl\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sel de table” sits in French frequency

sel de table 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.

Rare enough to double-check

sel de table is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛl də tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sel (chlorure de sodium) quasiment pur, destiné à être utilisé comme condiment à table, en cuisine.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sel de table, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 sel de table, spelled S-E-L- -D-E- -T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sel (chlorure de sodium) quasiment pur, destiné à être utilisé comme condiment à table, en cuisine.

Synonyms

sel de cuisineselhalitesel de mersel gemme

This word in other languages

table salt(English)

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 "sel de table"?
"sel de table" is spelled S-E-L- -D-E- -T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛl də tabl\.
What does "sel de table" mean?
As a noun, "sel de table" means: Sel (chlorure de sodium) quasiment pur, destiné à être utilisé comme condiment à table, en cuisine.
How do you pronounce "sel de table"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sel de table" is \sɛl də tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sel de table" come from?
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Using “sel de table”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-L- -D-E- -T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛl də tabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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