comme un sou neuf
\kɔ.m‿œ̃ su nœf\
The verdict
“comme un sou neuf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extrêmement propre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-comme-un-sou-neuf · comme un sou neuf · French
comme un sou neuf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 sou neuf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ.m‿œ̃ su nœf\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « comme un sou neuf » en français
Rare enough to double-check
comme un sou neuf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ.m‿œ̃ su nœf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Extrêmement propre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for comme un sou neuf, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is comme un sou neuf, spelled C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -S-O-U- -N-E-U-F.
Definition
- 1Extrêmement propre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how comme un sou neuf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vu ainsi, sous cette lumière, le bateau reluisait comme un sou tout neuf.
Alors commença le nettoyage de leurs personnes, ils y allèrent avec le même zèle que pour le logis et en sortirent comme des sous neufs.
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.