rouge comme une tomate

\ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿yn tɔ.mat\

/\ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿yn tɔ.mat\/ adj

The verdict

“rouge comme une tomate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tout rouge, en parlant d’une personne sous le coup d’une émotion ou de la colère.

Key facts for rouge comme une tomate
PropertyValue
Headwordrouge comme une tomate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿yn tɔ.mat\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rouge comme une tomate” sits in French frequency

rouge comme une tomate falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rouge comme une tomate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿yn tɔ.mat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tout rouge, en parlant d’une personne sous le coup d’une émotion ou de la colère.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rouge comme une tomate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rouge comme une tomate, spelled R-O-U-G-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -T-O-M-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tout rouge, en parlant d’une personne sous le coup d’une émotion ou de la colère.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rouge comme une tomate"?
"rouge comme une tomate" is spelled R-O-U-G-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -T-O-M-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿yn tɔ.mat\.
What does "rouge comme une tomate" mean?
As an adjective, "rouge comme une tomate" means: Tout rouge, en parlant d’une personne sous le coup d’une émotion ou de la colère.
How do you pronounce "rouge comme une tomate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouge comme une tomate" is \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿yn tɔ.mat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “rouge comme une tomate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-G-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -T-O-M-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿yn tɔ.mat\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list