de sorte que

\də sɔʁt kə\

/\də sɔʁt kə\/ conj

The verdict

“de sorte que” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a conjunction - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tellement que ; si bien que. — Note d’usage : Il est alors suivi d’un verbe à l’indicatif.

Key facts for de sorte que
PropertyValue
Headwordde sorte que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\də sɔʁt kə\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “de sorte que” sits in French frequency

de sorte que 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for de sorte que is 12 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \də sɔʁt kə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

de sorte que has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is de sorte que, spelled D-E- -S-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tellement que ; si bien que. — Note d’usage : Il est alors suivi d’un verbe à l’indicatif.
  2. 2
    De manière que, pour que. — Note d’usage : Il est alors suivi d’un verbe au subjonctif.

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 "de sorte que"?
"de sorte que" is spelled D-E- -S-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \də sɔʁt kə\.
What does "de sorte que" mean?
As a conjunction, "de sorte que" means: Tellement que ; si bien que. — Note d’usage : Il est alors suivi d’un verbe à l’indicatif.
How do you pronounce "de sorte que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de sorte que" is \də sɔʁt kə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de sorte que" come from?
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Using “de sorte que”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-E- -S-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \də sɔʁt kə\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list