comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles

Name: comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles, French Word Data
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\kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʃjɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ʒø də kij\

/\kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʃjɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ʒø də kij\/ adv

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French: 37
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mal à propos, de manière incongrue.

Key facts for comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles
Property	Value
Headword	comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles
Language	French
Part of speech	Adverb
IPA	\kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʃjɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ʒø də kij\
Letters	37
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles” sits in French frequency

comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles 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 un chien dans un jeu de quilles is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʃjɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ʒø də kij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-H-I-E-N- -D-A-N-S- -U-N- -J-E-U- -D-E- -Q-U-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

1
Mal à propos, de manière incongrue.
2
Dans un contexte où l'on se sent incongru, non désiré.

Synonyms

comme un cheveu sur la soupe comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine

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 un chien dans un jeu de quilles"?

"comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles" is spelled C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-H-I-E-N- -D-A-N-S- -U-N- -J-E-U- -D-E- -Q-U-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʃjɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ʒø də kij\.

What does "comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles" mean?

As an adverb, "comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles" means: Mal à propos, de manière incongrue.

How do you pronounce "comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles" is \kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʃjɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ʒø də kij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles" come from?

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Using “comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles”

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

The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-H-I-E-N- -D-A-N-S- -U-N- -J-E-U- -D-E- -Q-U-I-L-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʃjɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ ʒø də kij\ (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.