manger comme un moineau
\mɑ̃.ʒe kɔ.mɛ̃ mwa.no\
The verdict
“manger comme un moineau” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manger très peu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manger comme un moineau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mɑ̃.ʒe kɔ.mɛ̃ mwa.no\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manger comme un moineau” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for manger comme un moineau is 23 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɑ̃.ʒe kɔ.mɛ̃ mwa.no\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Manger très peu.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for manger comme un moineau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is manger comme un moineau, spelled M-A-N-G-E-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -M-O-I-N-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Manger très peu.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “manger comme un moineau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-N-G-E-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -M-O-I-N-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɑ̃.ʒe kɔ.mɛ̃ mwa.no\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.