quand

[kɑ̃]

/[kɑ̃]/ conj

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The verdict

“quand” is uncommon German (frequency #86,947 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,947
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - temporal:

Corpus desk

Index DE-quand · quand · German

quand · rank #86,947 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,947
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pächtern

Nearest frequency peer: Pächtern (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „quand“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „quand“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quand
PropertyValue
Headwordquand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[kɑ̃]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,947
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „quand“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).quandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pächtern“ (#86,946), „Pyrit“ (#86,945), „Pulsschlag“ (#86,944). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „quand“ bei #86,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quand is uncommon German at frequency #86,947 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [kɑ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

quand has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is quand, spelled Q-U-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    temporal:
  2. 2
    als
  3. 3
    wenn, wenn doch
  4. 4
    wenn, immer wenn, wann immer
  5. 5
    wenn, während

Synonyms

lorsquepuisquealors que

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quand"?
"quand" is spelled Q-U-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [kɑ̃].
What does "quand" mean?
As a conjunction, "quand" means: temporal:
How do you pronounce "quand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quand" is [kɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quand" come from?
"quand" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pyrit#86,945Proll#86,933Pfuhl#86,909perla#86,900

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list