faire mouche
\fɛʁ muʃ\
The verdict
“faire mouche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toucher le centre d’une cible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-mouche · faire mouche · French
faire mouche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faire mouche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ muʃ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire mouche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire mouche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ muʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for faire mouche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is faire mouche, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -M-O-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Toucher le centre d’une cible.
- 2Atteindre le but que l’on vise.
- 3En mettre plein la vue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire mouche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
D’un geste sec, la Frise arma le fusil, puis il se dirigea vers la porte, l’ouvrit brusquement, sortit, épaula son arme et commença à tirer, calmement ... Il lui sembla faire mouche.
Oui assurent ses plus fidèles lieutenants : il était en train de regagner du terrain dans la dernière ligne droite, son positionnement de fin de campagne commençant à faire mouche dans l'opinion.
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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.