ne pas se moucher du pied

\nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\

/\nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\/ verb

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.

Key facts for ne pas se moucher du pied
PropertyValue
Headwordne pas se moucher du pied
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ne pas se moucher du pied » en français

ne pas se moucher du piedn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Être plein d’outrecuidance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These 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.

  1. C’est un homme qui ne se mouche pas du pied.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ne pas se moucher du pied"?
"ne pas se moucher du pied" is spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -S-E- -M-O-U-C-H-E-R- -D-U- -P-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\.
What does "ne pas se moucher du pied" mean?
As a verb, "ne pas se moucher du pied" means: Être plein d’outrecuidance.
How do you pronounce "ne pas se moucher du pied"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ne pas se moucher du pied" is \nə pa sə mu.ʃe dy pje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ne pas se moucher du pied" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list