après quoi
\a.pʁɛ kwa\
The verdict
“après quoi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. 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) - Et venant ensuite, comme conséquence.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | après quoi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \a.pʁɛ kwa\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “après quoi” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
après quoi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \a.pʁɛ kwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Et venant ensuite, comme conséquence.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for après quoi, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is après quoi, spelled A-P-R-È-S- -Q-U-O-I.
Definition
- 1Et venant ensuite, comme conséquence.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “après quoi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-P-R-È-S- -Q-U-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.pʁɛ kwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.