en tant que
\ɑ̃ tɑ̃ kə\
The verdict
“en tant 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Selon que ; autant que.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en tant que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ tɑ̃ kə\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “en tant que” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en tant que is 11 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ tɑ̃ 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.
No generated misspelling entries exist for en tant que in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en tant que, spelled E-N- -T-A-N-T- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Selon que ; autant que.
- 2Comme.
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.
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Using “en tant que”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -T-A-N-T- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃ tɑ̃ 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.