cousu de fil blanc
The verdict
“cousu de fil blanc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie une intrigue, une explication grossière, mal faite, et dont on ne peut cacher l’évidence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cousu-de-fil-blanc · cousu de fil blanc · French
cousu de fil blanc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cousu de fil blanc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cousu de fil blanc » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cousu de fil blanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie une intrigue, une explication grossière, mal faite, et dont on ne peut cacher l’évidence.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cousu de fil blanc, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cousu de fil blanc, spelled C-O-U-S-U- -D-E- -F-I-L- -B-L-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1Qualifie une intrigue, une explication grossière, mal faite, et dont on ne peut cacher l’évidence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cousu de fil blanc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À l'écriture, j'essaie de couvrir d'un manteau blanc les choses sombres, le non-sens brille trop fort, et on peut dire chez les Français d'un tel coup de Paillettes qu'il est cousu de fil blanc (allemand Schreibens bemüht der schwarzen Sache einen weißen Mantel umzuhängen so leuchtet dennoch der Unfug gar zu hell hervor und man kann von diesem Flickwerk u…
Vous ne le savez pas ! En voilà un hypocrite ?… (...) Oui, jouez l’étonné, pour me faire croire que vous ne leur avez pas écrit de venir ? Cette malice cousue de fil blanc !
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.