muet comme un francolin pris
\mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ fʁɑ̃.kɔ.lɛ̃ pʁi\
The verdict
“muet comme un francolin pris” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sans parole.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | muet comme un francolin pris |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ fʁɑ̃.kɔ.lɛ̃ pʁi\ |
| Letters | 28 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “muet comme un francolin pris” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for muet comme un francolin pris is 28 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ fʁɑ̃.kɔ.lɛ̃ pʁi\. 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: "Sans parole.".
Zero misspellings are on record for muet comme un francolin pris in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is muet comme un francolin pris, spelled M-U-E-T- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -F-R-A-N-C-O-L-I-N- -P-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1Sans parole.
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 “muet comme un francolin pris”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-U-E-T- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -F-R-A-N-C-O-L-I-N- -P-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ fʁɑ̃.kɔ.lɛ̃ pʁi\ (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.