cependant que
\sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə\
The verdict
“cependant que” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alors que, tandis que.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cependant que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cependant que” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cependant que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alors que, tandis que.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cependant que, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 cependant que, spelled C-E-P-E-N-D-A-N-T- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Alors que, tandis que.
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 “cependant que”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-E-P-E-N-D-A-N-T- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə\ (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.