comme ça

\kɔm sa\

/\kɔm sa\/ adv

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The verdict

“comme ça” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De cette façon, de cette manière ; comme cela.

Key facts for comme ça
PropertyValue
Headwordcomme ça
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɔm sa\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comme ça” sits in French frequency

comme ça falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

comme ça is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔm sa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for comme ça, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is comme ça, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    De cette façon, de cette manière ; comme cela.
  2. 2
    Sans raison, sans explication.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une chose ou une action sans importance, qui ne prête pas à conséquence.
  4. 4
    Particulièrement remarquable.
  5. 5
    La situation est ainsi et on n’a pas le choix.

Synonyms

comme celaainside même

This word in other languages

like that(English)genauso(Deutsch)assim(Português)

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 "comme ça"?
"comme ça" is spelled C-O-M-M-E- -Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔm sa\.
What does "comme ça" mean?
As an adverb, "comme ça" means: De cette façon, de cette manière ; comme cela.
How do you pronounce "comme ça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comme ça" is \kɔm sa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comme ça" come from?
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Using “comme ça”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-E- -Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔm sa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list