en ce qui concerne

\ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\

/\ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\/ prep

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.

Key facts for en ce qui concerne
PropertyValue
Headworden ce qui concerne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en ce qui concerne » en français

en ce qui concernereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Pour ce qui est du sujet mentionné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how en ce qui concerne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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 "en ce qui concerne"?
"en ce qui concerne" is spelled E-N- -C-E- -Q-U-I- -C-O-N-C-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\.
What does "en ce qui concerne" mean?
As a preposition, "en ce qui concerne" means: Pour ce qui est du sujet mentionné.
How do you pronounce "en ce qui concerne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en ce qui concerne" is \ɑ̃ sə ki kɔ̃.sɛʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en ce qui concerne" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list