comme de bien entendu
\kɔm də bjɛ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\
The verdict
“comme de bien entendu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Naturellement, évidemment, bien sûr, bien entendu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-comme-de-bien-entendu · comme de bien entendu · French
comme de bien entendu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « comme de bien entendu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
comme de bien entendu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔm də bjɛ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how comme de bien entendu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle était demoiselle, Comme de bien entendu ! Il se débrouilla pour qu'elle ne le soit plus ! Comme de bien entendu !
Une tournée à mes frais! … à puiser dans la caisse de la commune, comme de 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.