comment donc
\kɔ.mɑ̃ dɔ̃(k)\
The verdict
“comment donc” 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 2, 2026) - Certainement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-comment-donc · comment donc · French
comment donc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | comment donc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \kɔ.mɑ̃ dɔ̃(k)\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “comment donc” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
comment donc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔ.mɑ̃ dɔ̃(k)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Certainement.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for comment donc, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is comment donc, spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-T- -D-O-N-C.
Definition
- 1Certainement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how comment donc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– … Si, en passant, vous voulez prier mon camarade Saint-Simon de descendre, vous me rendrez véritablement service. – Comment donc, avait répondu la coquette jeune femme, avec grand plaisir, Monsieur Baradas.
— Une omelette aux mouches ! oh ! mais, comment donc ! Quoi de plus simple ! dit-elle.
This word in other languages
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