comme un fou
\kɔ.m‿œ̃ fu\
The verdict
“comme un fou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manière excessive, exagérée ou irrationnelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-comme-un-fou · comme un fou · French
comme un fou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comme un fou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \kɔ.m‿œ̃ fu\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
comme un fou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔ.m‿œ̃ fu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De manière excessive, exagérée ou irrationnelle.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for comme un fou, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is comme un fou, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -F-O-U.
Definition
- 1De manière excessive, exagérée ou irrationnelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how comme un fou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Joao pogote comme un fou avec Roberto et Guida aux sons de vieux disques.
Eh bien, d'après Drake, dit-il, Nelson avait commencé par entrer aux chantiers navals comme traceur, travaillant sur des épures et des projets de construction, et apprenant comme un fou tout ce qu'il pouvait des techniciens russes qui étaient arrivés en foule depuis la victoire de Mao.
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.