ne souffler mot
\nə su.fle mo\
The verdict
“ne souffler mot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se taire ; ne rien dire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ne-souffler-mot · ne souffler mot · French
ne souffler mot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 souffler mot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \nə su.fle mo\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ne souffler mot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ne souffler mot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nə su.fle mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se taire ; ne rien dire.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ne souffler mot, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 ne souffler mot, spelled N-E- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E-R- -M-O-T.
Definition
- 1Se taire ; ne rien dire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ne souffler mot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sergent de ville lisait lentement, personne ne soufflait mot ; la vieille, qui ne comprenait pas le français, écoutait comme les autres. On aurait entendu voler une mouche.
– Si je n’avais pas provoqué en toi une secousse nerveuse assez forte pour démolir ta résistance, tu ne soufflais pas mot de l’aventure, et où en serions-nous ?
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.