je ne te le fais pas dire

\ʒə nə tə lə fɛ pa diʁ\

/\ʒə nə tə lə fɛ pa diʁ\/ phrase

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The verdict

“je ne te le fais pas dire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expression d'acquiescement d'un locuteur pour montrer qu'il est tout à fait d'accord avec ce qui vient de lui être dit.

Key facts for je ne te le fais pas dire
PropertyValue
Headwordje ne te le fais pas dire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPhrase
IPA\ʒə nə tə lə fɛ pa diʁ\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “je ne te le fais pas dire” sits in French frequency

je ne te le fais pas dire 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

je ne te le fais pas dire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \ʒə nə tə lə fɛ pa diʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expression d'acquiescement d'un locuteur pour montrer qu'il est tout à fait d'accord avec ce qui vient de lui être dit.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for je ne te le fais pas dire, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is je ne te le fais pas dire, spelled J-E- -N-E- -T-E- -L-E- -F-A-I-S- -P-A-S- -D-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expression d'acquiescement d'un locuteur pour montrer qu'il est tout à fait d'accord avec ce qui vient de lui être dit.

This word in other languages

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "je ne te le fais pas dire"?
"je ne te le fais pas dire" is spelled J-E- -N-E- -T-E- -L-E- -F-A-I-S- -P-A-S- -D-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒə nə tə lə fɛ pa diʁ\.
What does "je ne te le fais pas dire" mean?
As a phrase, "je ne te le fais pas dire" means: Expression d'acquiescement d'un locuteur pour montrer qu'il est tout à fait d'accord avec ce qui vient de lui être dit.
How do you pronounce "je ne te le fais pas dire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "je ne te le fais pas dire" is \ʒə nə tə lə fɛ pa diʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "je ne te le fais pas dire" come from?
"je ne te le fais pas dire" 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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Using “je ne te le fais pas dire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-E- -N-E- -T-E- -L-E- -F-A-I-S- -P-A-S- -D-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒə nə tə lə fɛ pa diʁ\ (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