muet comme un francolin pris
\mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ fʁɑ̃.kɔ.lɛ̃ pʁi\
The verdict
“muet comme un francolin pris” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans parole.
Corpus desk
Index FR-muet-comme-un-francolin- · muet comme un francolin pris · French
muet comme un francolin pris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 28 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « muet comme un francolin pris » en français
Rare enough to double-check
muet comme un francolin pris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ fʁɑ̃.kɔ.lɛ̃ pʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.