malgré que

\mal.ɡʁe kə\

/\mal.ɡʁe kə\/ conj

The verdict

“malgré que” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bien que, quoique (conjonction de subordination introduisant une concession).

Key facts for malgré que
PropertyValue
Headwordmalgré que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\mal.ɡʁe kə\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “malgré que” sits in French frequency

malgré que 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

malgré que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \mal.ɡʁe kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bien que, quoique (conjonction de subordination introduisant une concession).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for malgré que, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is malgré que, spelled M-A-L-G-R-É- -Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bien que, quoique (conjonction de subordination introduisant une concession).

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "malgré que"?
"malgré que" is spelled M-A-L-G-R-É- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mal.ɡʁe kə\.
What does "malgré que" mean?
As a conjunction, "malgré que" means: Bien que, quoique (conjonction de subordination introduisant une concession).
How do you pronounce "malgré que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malgré que" is \mal.ɡʁe kə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malgré que" come from?
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Using “malgré que”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-A-L-G-R-É- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mal.ɡʁe 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list