attrape-mouche
\a.tʁap.muʃ\
The verdict
“attrape-mouche” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Piège à mouches, typiquement constitué d’un ruban gluant, sucré et empoisonné.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attrape-mouche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.tʁap.muʃ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “attrape-mouche” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for attrape-mouche is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.tʁap.muʃ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for attrape-mouche, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is attrape-mouche, spelled A-T-T-R-A-P-E---M-O-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Piège à mouches, typiquement constitué d’un ruban gluant, sucré et empoisonné.
- 2Nom vulgaire de diverses plantes (par ex. Dionaea muscipula, Silene muscipula, Apocynum androsaemifolium) dont les feuilles ou les fleurs se plient, se ferment lorsqu’un insecte vient s’y poser.
- 3Gobe-mouches.
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 “attrape-mouche”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-T-T-R-A-P-E---M-O-U-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.tʁap.muʃ\ (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.