à cause de

\a koz də\

/\a koz də\/ prep

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The verdict

“à cause de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En conséquence de ; en considération de ; pour l’amour de. Contrairement à « grâce à », cette locution implique une connotation négative.

Key facts for à cause de
PropertyValue
Headwordà cause de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\a koz də\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à cause de” sits in French frequency

à cause de 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.

Rare enough to double-check

à cause de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \a koz də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En conséquence de ; en considération de ; pour l’amour de. Contrairement à « grâce à », cette locution implique une connotation négative.".

à cause de doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à cause de, spelled À- -C-A-U-S-E- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En conséquence de ; en considération de ; pour l’amour de. Contrairement à « grâce à », cette locution implique une connotation négative.

Synonyms

par rapport à

This word in other languages

because of(English)wegen(Deutsch)por causa de(Português)

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 "à cause de"?
"à cause de" is spelled À- -C-A-U-S-E- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a koz də\.
What does "à cause de" mean?
As a preposition, "à cause de" means: En conséquence de ; en considération de ; pour l’amour de. Contrairement à « grâce à », cette locution implique une connotation négative.
How do you pronounce "à cause de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à cause de" is \a koz də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à cause de" come from?
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Using “à cause de”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -C-A-U-S-E- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a koz də\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list