vieux comme mes robes

\vjø kɔm me ʁɔb\

/\vjø kɔm me ʁɔb\/ adj

The verdict

“vieux comme mes robes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très vieux ; très ancien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vieux-comme-mes-robes · vieux comme mes robes · French

vieux comme mes robes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 vieux comme mes robes
PropertyValue
Headwordvieux comme mes robes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vjø kɔm me ʁɔb\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vieux comme mes robes » en français

vieux comme mes robessiège 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

vieux comme mes robes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vjø kɔm me ʁɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très vieux ; très ancien.".

vieux comme mes robes has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 vieux comme mes robes, spelled V-I-E-U-X- -C-O-M-M-E- -M-E-S- -R-O-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très vieux ; très ancien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vieux comme mes robes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quant à la congélation des bébés, c'est vieux comme mes robes et comme les congélateurs.

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 "vieux comme mes robes"?
"vieux comme mes robes" is spelled V-I-E-U-X- -C-O-M-M-E- -M-E-S- -R-O-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \vjø kɔm me ʁɔb\.
What does "vieux comme mes robes" mean?
As an adjective, "vieux comme mes robes" means: Très vieux ; très ancien.
How do you pronounce "vieux comme mes robes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vieux comme mes robes" is \vjø kɔm me ʁɔb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vieux comme mes robes" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list