muet comme un poisson
\mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃\
The verdict
“muet comme un poisson” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui demeure interdit et ne répond pas aux questions que l’on lui pose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-muet-comme-un-poisson · muet comme un poisson · French
muet comme un poisson · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 poisson |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
muet comme un poisson is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui demeure interdit et ne répond pas aux questions que l’on lui pose.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for muet comme un poisson, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is muet comme un poisson, spelled M-U-E-T- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Qui demeure interdit et ne répond pas aux questions que l’on lui pose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how muet comme un poisson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alain, toujours muet comme un poisson et marchant aussi moelleusement qu'un chat, emboîtait le pas à son maître.
Avec cela, muets comme des poissons. Marcel ayant voulu, dans un but diplomatique, lier conversation avec eux, n’avait obtenu en réponse que des regards féroces.
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.