M. Je-Sais-Tout
\mə.sjø ʒə.sɛ.tu\
The verdict
“M. Je-Sais-Tout” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne extrêmement savante ou qui prétend tout savoir.
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Index FR-m-je-sais-tout · M. Je-Sais-Tout · French
M. Je-Sais-Tout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | M. Je-Sais-Tout |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mə.sjø ʒə.sɛ.tu\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
M. Je-Sais-Tout is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mə.sjø ʒə.sɛ.tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for M. Je-Sais-Tout, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is M. Je-Sais-Tout, spelled M-.- -J-E---S-A-I-S---T-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Personne extrêmement savante ou qui prétend tout savoir.
- 2Personne qui fait semblant de tout savoir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how M. Je-Sais-Tout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Croyant avoir livré l'essentiel des renseignements parvenus à ma connaissance, je récapitule, ne serait-ce que pour permettre à M. Je-sais-tout, le fameux colonel Goutard, de se rendre compte qu'il s'est lourdement trompé sur de nombreux points quand il a écrit « La Guerre des occasions perdues ».
Il me regarde une deuxième fois tandis que je m'assois devant le comptoir, et son sourire énervant de M. Je-sais-tout se dessine sur ses lèvres.
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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.