comme la flèche

\kɔm la flɛʃ\

/\kɔm la flɛʃ\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À toute vitesse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-comme-la-fleche · comme la flèche · French

comme la flèche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 la flèche
PropertyValue
Headwordcomme la flèche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɔm la flɛʃ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « comme la flèche » en français

comme la flèchen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

comme la flèche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔm la flɛʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À toute vitesse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for comme la flèche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is comme la flèche, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -L-A- -F-L-È-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    À toute vitesse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how comme la flèche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il serra les genoux et lâcha les guides à son cheval qui partit comme la flèche.

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 la flèche"?
"comme la flèche" is spelled C-O-M-M-E- -L-A- -F-L-È-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔm la flɛʃ\.
What does "comme la flèche" mean?
As an adverb, "comme la flèche" means: À toute vitesse.
How do you pronounce "comme la flèche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comme la flèche" is \kɔm la flɛʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comme la flèche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list