table des matières
\tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\
The verdict
“table des matières” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Page résumant le contenu d'un livre et indiquant la pagination des différents chapitres ou de différentes sections.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | table des matières |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “table des matières” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
table des matières is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Page résumant le contenu d'un livre et indiquant la pagination des différents chapitres ou de différentes sections.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for table des matières, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is table des matières, spelled T-A-B-L-E- -D-E-S- -M-A-T-I-È-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Page résumant le contenu d'un livre et indiquant la pagination des différents chapitres ou de différentes sections.
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.
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Using “table des matières”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-A-B-L-E- -D-E-S- -M-A-T-I-È-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\ (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.