comme ci, comme ça

\kɔm si kɔm sa\

/\kɔm si kɔm sa\/ adv

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The verdict

“comme ci, 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
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de comme ci comme ça.

Corpus desk

Index FR-comme-ci-comme-ca · comme ci, comme ça · French

comme ci, comme ça · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for comme ci, comme ça
PropertyValue
Headwordcomme ci, comme ça
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɔm si kɔm sa\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « comme ci, comme ça » en français

comme ci, comme çasiège 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

comme ci, comme ça is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔm si kɔm sa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de comme ci comme ça.".

comme ci, comme ça has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is comme ci, comme ça, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -C-I-,- -C-O-M-M-E- -Ç-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de comme ci comme ça.

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 ci, comme ça"?
"comme ci, comme ça" is spelled C-O-M-M-E- -C-I-,- -C-O-M-M-E- -Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔm si kɔm sa\.
What does "comme ci, comme ça" mean?
As an adverb, "comme ci, comme ça" means: Variante orthographique de comme ci comme ça.
How do you pronounce "comme ci, comme ça"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comme ci, comme ça" is \kɔm si kɔm sa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comme ci, comme ça" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list