trempé comme une soupe
\tʁɑ̃.pe kɔ.m‿yn sup\
The verdict
“trempé comme une soupe” 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) - Qualifie une personne trempée, dégoulinante d’eau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trempe-comme-une-soupe · trempé comme une soupe · French
trempé comme une soupe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | trempé comme une soupe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃.pe kɔ.m‿yn sup\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trempé comme une soupe” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
trempé comme une soupe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁɑ̃.pe kɔ.m‿yn sup\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie une personne trempée, dégoulinante d’eau.".
trempé comme une soupe has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 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 trempé comme une soupe, spelled T-R-E-M-P-É- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N-E- -S-O-U-P-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie une personne trempée, dégoulinante d’eau.
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