rapide comme un serpent
\ʁa.pid kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛʁ.pɑ̃\
The verdict
“rapide comme un serpent” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vif, très rapide.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rapide comme un serpent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁa.pid kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛʁ.pɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rapide comme un serpent” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rapide comme un serpent is 23 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁa.pid kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛʁ.pɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vif, très rapide.".
Zero misspellings are on record for rapide comme un serpent in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rapide comme un serpent, spelled R-A-P-I-D-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -S-E-R-P-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Vif, très rapide.
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.
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Using “rapide comme un serpent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-A-P-I-D-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -S-E-R-P-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.