dès que possible

\dɛ kə pɔ.sibl\

/\dɛ kə pɔ.sibl\/ adv

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The verdict

“dès que possible” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Le plus tôt qu’il sera possible.

Key facts for dès que possible
PropertyValue
Headworddès que possible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\dɛ kə pɔ.sibl\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dès que possible” sits in French frequency

dès que possible 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.

Rare enough to double-check

dès que possible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɛ kə pɔ.sibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le plus tôt qu’il sera possible.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dès que possible in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dès que possible, spelled D-È-S- -Q-U-E- -P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le plus tôt qu’il sera possible.

Synonyms

au plus tôtASAPaussitôt que possiblesi possible

This word in other languages

as soon as possible(English)schnellstmöglich(Deutsch)

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 "dès que possible"?
"dès que possible" is spelled D-È-S- -Q-U-E- -P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛ kə pɔ.sibl\.
What does "dès que possible" mean?
As an adverb, "dès que possible" means: Le plus tôt qu’il sera possible.
How do you pronounce "dès que possible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dès que possible" is \dɛ kə pɔ.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dès que possible" come from?
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Using “dès que possible”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-È-S- -Q-U-E- -P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɛ kə pɔ.sibl\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list