en quoi
\ɑ̃ kwa\
The verdict
“en quoi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En cela.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-quoi · en quoi · French
en quoi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 quoi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ kwa\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en quoi » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en quoi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \ɑ̃ kwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En cela.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en quoi in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is en quoi, spelled E-N- -Q-U-O-I.
Definition
- 1En cela.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en quoi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a manqué à son ami, à son bienfaiteur, en quoi il est doublement coupable.
De gros titres qui vont finir par sortir sur PC donc vu la politique actuelle de Sony. Je ne vois pas en quoi ce sont des « titres destinés avant tout aux consoles » par conséquent.
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.