mum
\ˈmʌm\
The verdict
“mum” is uncommon French (frequency #60,976 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,976
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - , , , , , , , , Maman. Note d’usage : Mis en majuscule si le locuteur réfère à sa mère comme un nom propre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mum · mum · French
mum · rank #60,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,976
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH monumentaux
Nearest frequency peer: monumentaux (-2 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « mum »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- monoculture
monoculture
39,029 corpus weight
- Montpelliér…
Montpelliérains
39,028 corpus weight
- monumentaux
monumentaux
39,027 corpus weight
- mum
mum
39,025 corpus weight
- musiciennes
musiciennes
39,023 corpus weight
- médullaire
médullaire
39,021 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « mum » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmʌm\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #60,976 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mum » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mum is uncommon French at frequency #60,976 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmʌm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: ", , , , , , , , Maman. Note d’usage : Mis en majuscule si le locuteur réfère à sa mère comme un nom propre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mum, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mum, spelled M-U-M.
Definition
- 1, , , , , , , , Maman. Note d’usage : Mis en majuscule si le locuteur réfère à sa mère comme un nom propre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I don’t think Mum will like you.
I don’t think my mum will like you.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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