s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme

Name: s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme, French Word Data
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\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

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French: 41
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ne pas attacher d’importance à quelque chose.

Key facts for s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme
Property	Value
Headword	s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\
Letters	41
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme” sits in French frequency

s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme is 41 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
Ne pas attacher d’importance à quelque chose.

Synonyms

se soucier comme d’une guigne de s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante s’en soucier comme des neiges d’antan s’en soucier comme des os d’Adam

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?

"s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “s’en soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme”

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

The one correct French spelling is 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 - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \s‿ɑ̃ su.sje kɔ.m‿ɛ̃ pwa.sɔ̃ d‿yn pɔm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.