cinéma muet

\si.ne.ma mɥɛ\

/\si.ne.ma mɥɛ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cinéma sans paroles, dont la bande-son est inexistante, ou dont la bande-son n’est constituée que de musique.

Key facts for cinéma muet
PropertyValue
Headwordcinéma muet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.ne.ma mɥɛ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cinéma muet” sits in French frequency

cinéma muet 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

cinéma muet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.ne.ma mɥɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cinéma sans paroles, dont la bande-son est inexistante, ou dont la bande-son n’est constituée que de musique.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cinéma muet, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 cinéma muet, spelled C-I-N-É-M-A- -M-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cinéma sans paroles, dont la bande-son est inexistante, ou dont la bande-son n’est constituée que de musique.

Antonyms

cinéma parlant

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cinéma muet"?
"cinéma muet" is spelled C-I-N-É-M-A- -M-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \si.ne.ma mɥɛ\.
What does "cinéma muet" mean?
As a noun, "cinéma muet" means: Cinéma sans paroles, dont la bande-son est inexistante, ou dont la bande-son n’est constituée que de musique.
How do you pronounce "cinéma muet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cinéma muet" is \si.ne.ma mɥɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cinéma muet" come from?
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Using “cinéma muet”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-I-N-É-M-A- -M-U-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \si.ne.ma mɥɛ\ (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