mouton à cinq pattes
\mu.tɔ̃ a sɛ̃k pat\
The verdict
“mouton à cinq pattes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chimère ou objet, en particulier technologique, qui ne correspond pas aux usages habituels.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mouton-a-cinq-pattes · mouton à cinq pattes · French
mouton à cinq pattes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | mouton à cinq pattes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mu.tɔ̃ a sɛ̃k pat\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mouton à cinq pattes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mu.tɔ̃ a sɛ̃k pat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mouton à cinq pattes in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mouton à cinq pattes, spelled M-O-U-T-O-N- -À- -C-I-N-Q- -P-A-T-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Chimère ou objet, en particulier technologique, qui ne correspond pas aux usages habituels.
- 2Personne possédant une infinité de qualités, quasiment introuvable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mouton à cinq pattes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu espérais te payer le petit plaisir de me montrer comme un ours de ménagerie, une monstruosité de la foire, un mouton à cinq pattes !
Dans ce monde en ordre il y a des pauvres. Il y a aussi des moutons à cinq pattes, des sœurs siamoises, des accidents de chemin de fer : ces anomalies ne sont la faute de personne.
This word in other languages
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.