muet comme une carpe
\mɥɛ kɔ.m‿yn kaʁp\
The verdict
“muet comme une carpe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Sans parole, sans voix, silencieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-muet-comme-une-carpe · muet comme une carpe · French
muet comme une carpe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 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 une carpe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿yn kaʁp\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « muet comme une carpe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
muet comme une carpe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɥɛ kɔ.m‿yn kaʁp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans parole, sans voix, silencieux.".
muet comme une carpe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is muet comme une carpe, spelled M-U-E-T- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -C-A-R-P-E.
Definition
- 1Sans parole, sans voix, silencieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how muet comme une carpe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais à la condition que le client s’abonne, donne de sa personne et accepte de subir une triple peine : en sus de la pub, la fureur des rongeurs de confiseries et le diktat des bornes de délivrance de billets, évidemment muettes comme des carpes.
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.