s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante
\s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔm də l‿ɑ̃ ka.ʁɑ̃t\
The verdict
“s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 35
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas considérer quelque chose comme d’une grande importance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-s-en-soucier-comme-de-l- · s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante · French
s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 35 letters
- VOW-13 13 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔm də l‿ɑ̃ ka.ʁɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 35 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔm də l‿ɑ̃ ka.ʁɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas considérer quelque chose comme d’une grande importance.".
s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante, spelled S-’-E-N- -S-O-U-C-I-E-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-’-A-N- -Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Ne pas considérer quelque chose comme d’une grande importance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faut que je me dépêche d’écrire, tant que cela me dit encore quelque chose, je veux dire tant que cet homme me dit encore quelque chose, car, tout à fait entre nous, je m’en soucie comme de l’an quarante, comme d’une guigne.
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.