table des matières

\tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\

/\tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Page résumant le contenu d'un livre et indiquant la pagination des différents chapitres ou de différentes sections.

Corpus desk

Index FR-table-des-matieres · table des matières · French

table des matières · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for table des matières
PropertyValue
Headwordtable des matières
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « table des matières » en français

table des matièressiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

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

  1. 1
    Page résumant le contenu d'un livre et indiquant la pagination des différents chapitres ou de différentes sections.

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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 "table des matières"?
"table des matières" is spelled T-A-B-L-E- -D-E-S- -M-A-T-I-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\.
What does "table des matières" mean?
As a noun, "table des matières" means: Page résumant le contenu d'un livre et indiquant la pagination des différents chapitres ou de différentes sections.
How do you pronounce "table des matières"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "table des matières" is \tabl de ma.tjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "table des matières" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list