mentir comme on respire
\mɑ̃.tiʁ kɔ.m‿ɔ̃ ʁɛs.piʁ\
The verdict
“mentir comme on respire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mentir sans arrêt, sans aucun scrupule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mentir-comme-on-respire · mentir comme on respire · French
mentir comme on respire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mentir comme on respire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mɑ̃.tiʁ kɔ.m‿ɔ̃ ʁɛs.piʁ\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mentir comme on respire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mentir comme on respire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɑ̃.tiʁ kɔ.m‿ɔ̃ ʁɛs.piʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mentir sans arrêt, sans aucun scrupule.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mentir comme on respire, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mentir comme on respire, spelled M-E-N-T-I-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -O-N- -R-E-S-P-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Mentir sans arrêt, sans aucun scrupule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mentir comme on respire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Savoir si c’était vrai ou pas, cette femme mentait comme elle respirait.
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.