comme si
\kɔm si\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comme si |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \kɔm si\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « comme si » en français
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
- 1Locution conjonctive de subordination indiquant une manière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how comme si appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I sont tous là, les gens, à nous r’garder comme si qu’on était des déguisés.
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.
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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.