rusé comme un singe
\ʁy.ze kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ\
The verdict
“rusé comme un singe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de malin comme un singe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rusé comme un singe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁy.ze kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rusé comme un singe” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rusé comme un singe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁy.ze kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de malin comme un singe.".
No misspelling variants are generated for rusé comme un singe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rusé comme un singe, spelled R-U-S-É- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -S-I-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de malin comme un singe.
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 “rusé comme un singe”
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- The one correct French spelling is R-U-S-É- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -S-I-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁy.ze kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.