et comment
\ɛ kɔ.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“et comment” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réplique exprimant l’accord sur un avis, une opinion, une idée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-et-comment · et comment · French
et comment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | et comment |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ɛ kɔ.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « et comment » en français
Rare enough to double-check
et comment is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ɛ kɔ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for et comment in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is et comment, spelled E-T- -C-O-M-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Réplique exprimant l’accord sur un avis, une opinion, une idée.
- 2Expression renforçant la dimension de ce que l’on vient d’énoncer, comme un adverbe d’intensité : très, beaucoup.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how et comment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Ça va barder demain, dit Chevert en se frottant les mains. — Et comment, Monsieur le comte !…
— Tu veux déjeuner avec moi ? — Et comment !
This word in other languages
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.