en ce qui concerne
\ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\
The verdict
“en ce qui concerne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour ce qui est du sujet mentionné.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-ce-qui-concerne · en ce qui concerne · French
en ce qui concerne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en ce qui concerne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en ce qui concerne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en ce qui concerne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pour ce qui est du sujet mentionné.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for en ce qui concerne, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is en ce qui concerne, spelled E-N- -C-E- -Q-U-I- -C-O-N-C-E-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1Pour ce qui est du sujet mentionné.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en ce qui concerne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il se berçait d’illusions, car en réalité tout avait changé, mais le brave pasteur n’avait jamais fait preuve de clairvoyance et de psychologie en ce qui concernait ses filles.
L’ajonc n’est pas inférieur aux autres engrais verts cultivés, au point de vue de l’acide phosphorique et de la potasse, et il leur est supérieur en ce qui concerne l’azote.
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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.