ne pas se moucher du pied
\nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\
The verdict
“ne pas se moucher du pied” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 25
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être plein d’outrecuidance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ne-pas-se-moucher-du-pie · ne pas se moucher du pied · French
ne pas se moucher du pied · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 25 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | ne pas se moucher du pied |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\ |
| Letters | 25 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ne pas se moucher du pied » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ne pas se moucher du pied is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Être plein d’outrecuidance.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ne pas se moucher du pied in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ne pas se moucher du pied, spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -S-E- -M-O-U-C-H-E-R- -D-U- -P-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Être plein d’outrecuidance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ne pas se moucher du pied appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est un homme qui ne se mouche pas du pied.
Monsieur Tartuffe ! oh ! oh ! n’est-ce rien qu’on propose ? Certes, monsieur Tartuffe, à bien prendre la chose, N’est pas un homme, non, qui se mouche du pied ; Et ce n’est pas peu d’heur que d’être sa moitié, […]
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.