fermer son clapet
\fɛʁ.me sɔ̃ kla.pɛ\
The verdict
“fermer son clapet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se taire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fermer-son-clapet · fermer son clapet · French
fermer son clapet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | fermer son clapet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ.me sɔ̃ kla.pɛ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fermer son clapet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fermer son clapet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ.me sɔ̃ kla.pɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se taire.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fermer son clapet in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fermer son clapet, spelled F-E-R-M-E-R- -S-O-N- -C-L-A-P-E-T.
Definition
- 1Se taire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fermer son clapet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Quentin Dupieux] Vous remarquerez que ce texte est chiant comme la pluie, mais pourtant le film dont il est question l’est beaucoup moins. Encore une preuve frappante qu’il est temps pour moi de fermer mon clapet.
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.