cligne-musette

\kliɲ my.zɛt\

/\kliɲ my.zɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variété du jeu de cache-cache.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cligne-musette · cligne-musette · French

cligne-musette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cligne-musette
PropertyValue
Headwordcligne-musette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kliɲ my.zɛt\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cligne-musette » en français

cligne-musettereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cligne-musette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kliɲ my.zɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variété du jeu de cache-cache.".

cligne-musette has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cligne-musette, spelled C-L-I-G-N-E---M-U-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variété du jeu de cache-cache.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cligne-musette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Comme l’enfant à cligne-musette, qui certes ne veut pas qu’on le trouve, mais qui veut du moins qu’on le cherche, en attendant il s’ennuyait.
  2. Il est temps que je retrouve les Rats arboricoles pour leur demander l’hospitalité, car je ne me soucie pas de recommencer à jouer à cligne-musette avec les Chats-huants.

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 "cligne-musette"?
"cligne-musette" is spelled C-L-I-G-N-E---M-U-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kliɲ my.zɛt\.
What does "cligne-musette" mean?
As a noun, "cligne-musette" means: Variété du jeu de cache-cache.
How do you pronounce "cligne-musette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cligne-musette" is \kliɲ my.zɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cligne-musette" come from?
"cligne-musette" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list