comme de bien entendu
\kɔm də bjɛ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\
The verdict
“comme de bien entendu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Naturellement, évidemment, bien sûr, bien entendu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comme de bien entendu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \kɔm də bjɛ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “comme de bien entendu” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for comme de bien entendu is 21 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔm də bjɛ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Naturellement, évidemment, bien sûr, bien entendu.".
No misspelling variants are generated for comme de bien entendu in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is comme de bien entendu, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -B-I-E-N- -E-N-T-E-N-D-U.
Definition
- 1Naturellement, évidemment, bien sûr, bien entendu.
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.
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Using “comme de bien entendu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -B-I-E-N- -E-N-T-E-N-D-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔm də bjɛ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.