au sujet de

\o sy.ʒɛ də\

/\o sy.ʒɛ də\/ prep

The verdict

“au sujet 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À propos de ; en ce qui concerne ; quant à.

Corpus desk

Index FR-au-sujet-de · au sujet de · French

au sujet de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 au sujet de
PropertyValue
Headwordau sujet de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\o sy.ʒɛ də\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « au sujet de » en français

au sujet desiège 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

au sujet de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o sy.ʒɛ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À propos de ; en ce qui concerne ; quant à.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for au sujet de in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is au sujet de, spelled A-U- -S-U-J-E-T- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    À propos de ; en ce qui concerne ; quant à.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how au sujet de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quelques polémiques se sont élevées au sujet de l’existence d’une race de chèvre aborigène en Belgique.
  2. J'eus envie de demander où était mon erreur, mais il était clair que mon chef ne tolérait pas les questions, comme l'avait prouvé sa réaction à mon investigation au sujet du destinataire.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "au sujet de"?
"au sujet de" is spelled A-U- -S-U-J-E-T- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o sy.ʒɛ də\.
What does "au sujet de" mean?
As a preposition, "au sujet de" means: À propos de ; en ce qui concerne ; quant à.
How do you pronounce "au sujet de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "au sujet de" is \o sy.ʒɛ də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "au sujet de" come from?
"au sujet de" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list