con comme la lune

\kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\

/\kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\/ adj

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The verdict

“con comme la lune” 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) - Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-con-comme-la-lune · con comme la lune · French

con comme la lune · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 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.

Key facts for con comme la lune
PropertyValue
Headwordcon comme la lune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « con comme la lune » en français

con comme la lunesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

con comme la lune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃ kɔm la lyn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how con comme la lune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai plein d’affaires à traiter dans la journée et en plus je dois m’occuper d’une meuf con comme la lune et lente.
  2. C’est simple comme bonjour, con comme la lune.

Synonyms

bête comme ses piedsbête comme un choucon comme ses piedscon comme un balaicon comme une valisecon comme une valise sans poignéecon comme un manchebête comme chouenfantinsimple 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list