le cas échéant

\lə kɑ e.ʃe.ɑ̃\

/\lə kɑ e.ʃe.ɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Si l’occasion arrive ; si l’occasion s’en présente ; s’il y a lieu.

Key facts for le cas échéant
PropertyValue
Headwordle cas échéant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\lə kɑ e.ʃe.ɑ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “le cas échéant” sits in French frequency

le cas échéant 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

le cas échéant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \lə kɑ e.ʃe.ɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Si l’occasion arrive ; si l’occasion s’en présente ; s’il y a lieu.".

Zero misspellings are on record for le cas échéant in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 le cas échéant, spelled L-E- -C-A-S- -É-C-H-É-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Si l’occasion arrive ; si l’occasion s’en présente ; s’il y a lieu.

Synonyms

au cas où

This word in other languages

gegebenenfalls(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 "le cas échéant"?
"le cas échéant" is spelled L-E- -C-A-S- -É-C-H-É-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \lə kɑ e.ʃe.ɑ̃\.
What does "le cas échéant" mean?
As an adverb, "le cas échéant" means: Si l’occasion arrive ; si l’occasion s’en présente ; s’il y a lieu.
How do you pronounce "le cas échéant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "le cas échéant" is \lə kɑ e.ʃe.ɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "le cas échéant" come from?
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Using “le cas échéant”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E- -C-A-S- -É-C-H-É-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lə kɑ e.ʃe.ɑ̃\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list