s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme

\s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\

/\s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\/ verb

The verdict

“s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
41
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas attacher d’importance à quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-s-en-soucier-comme-un-po · s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme · French

s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 41 letters
  • VOW-15 15 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.

Key facts for s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme
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Headwords’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\
Letters41
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme » en français

s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pommesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas attacher d’importance à quelque chose.".

s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 un poisson d’une pomme, spelled S-’-E-N- -S-O-U-C-I-E-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N- -D-’-U-N-E- -P-O-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ne pas attacher d’importance à quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Entendre du Wagner pendant quinze jours avec elle qui s’en soucie comme un poisson d’une pomme, ce serait gai ! »

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 "s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme"?
"s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme" is spelled S-’-E-N- -S-O-U-C-I-E-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -P-O-I-S-S-O-N- -D-’-U-N-E- -P-O-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\.
What does "s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme" mean?
As a verb, "s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme" means: Ne pas attacher d’importance à quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme" is \s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list