comme si

\kɔm si\

/\kɔm si\/ conj

The verdict

“comme si” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Locution conjonctive de subordination indiquant une manière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-comme-si · comme si · French

comme si · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 si
PropertyValue
Headwordcomme si
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\kɔm si\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « comme si » en français

comme sireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

comme si is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \kɔm si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Locution conjonctive de subordination indiquant une manière.".

No misspelling variants are generated for comme si in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is comme si, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Locution conjonctive de subordination indiquant une manière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I sont tous là, les gens, à nous r’garder comme si qu’on était des déguisés.
  2. Évidemment, certains esprits chagrins reprochent à l'ancien nouveau philosophe ses gourances passées et son insistance à se tromper d'erreur. Comme si la Vérité (à l'instar du téléphone ou des brosses à dents) ne devait pas être l'objet de perfectionnements perpétuels.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 si"?
"comme si" is spelled C-O-M-M-E- -S-I. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔm si\.
What does "comme si" mean?
As a conjunction, "comme si" means: Locution conjonctive de subordination indiquant une manière.
How do you pronounce "comme si"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comme si" is \kɔm si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comme si" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list