con comme une valise sans poignée

\kɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə va.li.zə sɑ̃ pwa.ɲe\

/\kɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə va.li.zə sɑ̃ pwa.ɲe\/ adj

The verdict

“con comme une valise sans poignée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
33
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-con-comme-une-valise-san · con comme une valise sans poignée · French

con comme une valise sans poignée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 33 letters
  • VOW-13 13 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 une valise sans poignée
PropertyValue
Headwordcon comme une valise sans poignée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə va.li.zə sɑ̃ pwa.ɲe\
Letters33
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « con comme une valise sans poignée » en français

con comme une valise sans poignéereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

con comme une valise sans poignée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə va.li.zə sɑ̃ pwa.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.".

No misspelling variants are generated for con comme une valise sans poignée in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is con comme une valise sans poignée, spelled C-O-N- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -V-A-L-I-S-E- -S-A-N-S- -P-O-I-G-N-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il est con comme une valise sans poignée. Gilles Martin-Chauffier, Une vraie Parisienne

Synonyms

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 une valise sans poignée"?
"con comme une valise sans poignée" is spelled C-O-N- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -V-A-L-I-S-E- -S-A-N-S- -P-O-I-G-N-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə va.li.zə sɑ̃ pwa.ɲe\.
What does "con comme une valise sans poignée" mean?
As an adjective, "con comme une valise sans poignée" means: Stupide, d’une grande bêtise.
How do you pronounce "con comme une valise sans poignée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "con comme une valise sans poignée" is \kɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə va.li.zə sɑ̃ pwa.ɲe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "con comme une valise sans poignée" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list