comme les deux doigts de la main

\kɔm lɛ dø dwa də la mɛ̃\

/\kɔm lɛ dø dwa də la mɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“comme les deux doigts de la main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
32
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit de deux personnes extrêmement unies.

Key facts for comme les deux doigts de la main
PropertyValue
Headwordcomme les deux doigts de la main
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔm lɛ dø dwa də la mɛ̃\
Letters32
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comme les deux doigts de la main” sits in French frequency

comme les deux doigts de la main 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 les deux doigts de la main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔm lɛ dø dwa də la mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit de deux personnes extrêmement unies.".

No misspelling variants are generated for comme les deux doigts de la main in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists 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 les deux doigts de la main, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -L-E-S- -D-E-U-X- -D-O-I-G-T-S- -D-E- -L-A- -M-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit de deux personnes extrêmement unies.

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 les deux doigts de la main"?
"comme les deux doigts de la main" is spelled C-O-M-M-E- -L-E-S- -D-E-U-X- -D-O-I-G-T-S- -D-E- -L-A- -M-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔm lɛ dø dwa də la mɛ̃\.
What does "comme les deux doigts de la main" mean?
As an adjective, "comme les deux doigts de la main" means: Se dit de deux personnes extrêmement unies.
How do you pronounce "comme les deux doigts de la main"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comme les deux doigts de la main" is \kɔm lɛ dø dwa də la mɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comme les deux doigts de la main" come from?
"comme les deux doigts de la main" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “comme les deux doigts de la main”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-E- -L-E-S- -D-E-U-X- -D-O-I-G-T-S- -D-E- -L-A- -M-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔm lɛ dø dwa də la mɛ̃\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list