manger comme un moineau
\mɑ̃.ʒe kɔ.mɛ̃ mwa.no\
The verdict
“manger comme un moineau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manger très peu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-manger-comme-un-moineau · manger comme un moineau · French
manger comme un moineau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-10 10 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « manger comme un moineau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
manger comme un moineau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɑ̃.ʒe kɔ.mɛ̃ mwa.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.