con comme la lune

Name: con comme la lune, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\

/\kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“con comme la lune” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French: 17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.

Key facts for con comme la lune
Property	Value
Headword	con comme la lune
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\
Letters	17
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “con comme la lune” sits in French frequency

con comme la lune falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for con comme la lune is 17 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

con comme la lune doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is con comme la lune, spelled C-O-N- -C-O-M-M-E- -L-A- -L-U-N-E.

Definition

1
Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.
2
Extrêmement simple.

Synonyms

bête comme ses pieds bête comme un chou con comme ses pieds con comme un balai con comme une valise con comme une valise sans poignée con comme un manche bête comme chou enfantin simple comme bonjoursimple comme tout

This word in other languages

saudumm(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "con comme la lune"?

"con comme la lune" is spelled C-O-N- -C-O-M-M-E- -L-A- -L-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\.

What does "con comme la lune" mean?

As an adjective, "con comme la lune" means: Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.

How do you pronounce "con comme la lune"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "con comme la lune" is \kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "con comme la lune" come from?

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Using “con comme la lune”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is C-O-N- -C-O-M-M-E- -L-A- -L-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.