rond comme une barrique
\ʁɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə ba.ʁik\
The verdict
“rond comme une barrique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Complètement saoul.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rond-comme-une-barrique · rond comme une barrique · French
rond comme une barrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | rond comme une barrique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə ba.ʁik\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rond comme une barrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁɔ̃ kɔ.m‿y.nə ba.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Complètement saoul.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rond comme une barrique, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rond comme une barrique, spelled R-O-N-D- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -B-A-R-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Complètement saoul.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rond comme une barrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et lui, il ne buvait pas trop, peut-être ? Je l’avais surpris plus d’une fois, rond comme une barrique, à culbuter des servantes dans la cuisine pendant que sa femme était en cure de jouvence à Cilaos.
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.