come out
\ˌkʌm ˈaʊt\
The verdict
“come out” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sortir dans un évènement social : bal, soirée, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-come-out · come out · French
come out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | come out |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌkʌm ˈaʊt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « come out » en français
Rare enough to double-check
come out is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌkʌm ˈaʊt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for come out, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is come out, spelled C-O-M-E- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Sortir dans un évènement social : bal, soirée, etc.
- 2Sortir, faire sa sortie, être mis à la disposition du public pour la consommation.
- 3Sortir, être publié, annoncé, révélé.
- 4Se présenter à la haute société, en parlant d’une débutante.
- 5Annoncer publiquement ses propres orientations sexuelles, en particulier homosexuelles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how come out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The duchess’s daughter came out last season, and is now a highlight of the social season.
Today, more and more gays are coming out.
Synonyms
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.