comme un poisson dans l’eau
\kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ dɑ̃ l‿o\
The verdict
“comme un poisson dans l’eau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Particulièrement à l’aise (dans un environnement donné).
Corpus desk
Index FR-comme-un-poisson-dans-l- · comme un poisson dans l’eau · French
comme un poisson dans l’eau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 27 letters
- VOW-10 10 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 poisson dans l’eau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ dɑ̃ l‿o\ |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « comme un poisson dans l’eau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
comme un poisson dans l’eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ.m‿œ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ dɑ̃ l‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Particulièrement à l’aise (dans un environnement donné).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for comme un poisson dans l’eau in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is comme un poisson dans l’eau, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N- -D-A-N-S- -L-’-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Particulièrement à l’aise (dans un environnement donné).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how comme un poisson dans l’eau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au volant de sa voiture, il est comme un poisson dans l’eau.
— Ce gaillard-là se trouve dans les intrigues de la Chambre comme un poisson dans l’eau.
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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.