panier à mouches

\pa.nje a muʃ\

/\pa.nje a muʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“panier à mouches” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Vieilli) Ruche traditionnelle tressée en vannerie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-panier-a-mouches · panier à mouches · French

panier à mouches · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 panier à mouches
PropertyValue
Headwordpanier à mouches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.nje a muʃ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « panier à mouches » en français

panier à mouchessiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

panier à mouches is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.nje a muʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Vieilli) Ruche traditionnelle tressée en vannerie.".

panier à mouches has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is panier à mouches, spelled P-A-N-I-E-R- -À- -M-O-U-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Vieilli) Ruche traditionnelle tressée en vannerie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how panier à mouches appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’adoption au cours du XIXe siècle des ruches à rayons mobiles permet à l’apiculteur d’avoir une meilleure gestion de ses essaims. Deux écoles « fixistes » (utilisant les paniers à mouches à rayons fixes traditionnels) et « mobilistes » (utilisant les ruches à hausse ou à cadres mobiles) sont en présence. Au début du XXe siècle, la situation a encore peu…
  2. Les paniers à mouches traditionnels conviennent à tout le monde : les mouchiers qui pratiquent l’étouffage, ceux qui produisent les essaims et les marchands qui font le négoce des ruches. Vers 1840, les apiculteurs achètent ces ruches 60 ou 80 centimes.

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 "panier à mouches"?
"panier à mouches" is spelled P-A-N-I-E-R- -À- -M-O-U-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.nje a muʃ\.
What does "panier à mouches" mean?
As a noun, "panier à mouches" means: (Vieilli) Ruche traditionnelle tressée en vannerie.
How do you pronounce "panier à mouches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panier à mouches" is \pa.nje a muʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list