muet comme un poisson
\mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃\
The verdict
“muet comme un poisson” 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
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui demeure interdit et ne répond pas aux questions que l’on lui pose.
| 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) |
Where “muet comme un poisson” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for muet comme un poisson is 21 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃\. 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: "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.
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 poisson”
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- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.