comme du monde

\kɔm dy mɔ̃d\

/\kɔm dy mɔ̃d\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Correctement, normalement, comme il faut.

Key facts for comme du monde
PropertyValue
Headwordcomme du monde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɔm dy mɔ̃d\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comme du monde” sits in French frequency

comme du monde 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 du monde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔm dy mɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Correctement, normalement, comme il faut.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for comme du monde, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 du monde, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Correctement, normalement, comme il faut.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comme du monde"?
"comme du monde" is spelled C-O-M-M-E- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔm dy mɔ̃d\.
What does "comme du monde" mean?
As an adverb, "comme du monde" means: Correctement, normalement, comme il faut.
How do you pronounce "comme du monde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comme du monde" is \kɔm dy mɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comme du monde" come from?
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Using “comme du monde”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-E- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔm dy mɔ̃d\ (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