comme un malade
\kɔ.m‿œ̃ ma.lad\
The verdict
“comme un malade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De façon excessive.
Corpus desk
Index FR-comme-un-malade · comme un malade · French
comme un malade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 malade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \kɔ.m‿œ̃ ma.lad\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
comme un malade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔ.m‿œ̃ ma.lad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De façon excessive.".
Zero misspellings are on record for comme un malade in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is comme un malade, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -M-A-L-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1De façon excessive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how comme un malade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je m’entraînais comme un malade dans la même salle que Dum Dum Pacheco, un grand boxeur qui avait été champion d’Europe.
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.