à la mie de pain

\a la mi dpɛ̃\

/\a la mi dpɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“à la mie de pain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très médiocre, ne présentant guère d’intérêt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-la-mie-de-pain · à la mie de pain · French

à la mie de pain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" 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 à la mie de pain
PropertyValue
Headwordà la mie de pain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a la mi dpɛ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à la mie de pain » en français

à la mie de painn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à la mie de pain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a la mi dpɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très médiocre, ne présentant guère d’intérêt.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for à la mie de pain in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is à la mie de pain, spelled À- -L-A- -M-I-E- -D-E- -P-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très médiocre, ne présentant guère d’intérêt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how à la mie de pain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Une tête de gouapeur banal, de godailleur vulgaire, de poisseux à la mie de pain.
  2. T’es un gangster à la mie de pain Faut être adroit pour faire carton La prochaine fois tu seras p’t être bon.

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 "à la mie de pain"?
"à la mie de pain" is spelled À- -L-A- -M-I-E- -D-E- -P-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a la mi dpɛ̃\.
What does "à la mie de pain" mean?
As an adjective, "à la mie de pain" means: Très médiocre, ne présentant guère d’intérêt.
How do you pronounce "à la mie de pain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à la mie de pain" is \a la mi dpɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à la mie de pain" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list