à ce propos
\a sə pʁɔ.po\
The verdict
“à ce propos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À propos de cela, au sujet de cela.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-ce-propos · à ce propos · French
à ce propos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à ce propos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a sə pʁɔ.po\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à ce propos » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à ce propos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a sə pʁɔ.po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À propos de cela, au sujet de cela.".
à ce propos has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à ce propos, spelled À- -C-E- -P-R-O-P-O-S.
Definition
- 1À propos de cela, au sujet de cela.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à ce propos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les autres élections qui ont suivi pour élire des assemblées nationales n’étaient pas moins entachées d’irrégularités. Continuer à se quereller à ce propos ne mène nulle part.
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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.