n’importe
\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te\
The verdict
“n’importe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quoi qu’il en soit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-n-importe · n’importe · French
n’importe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | n’importe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « n’importe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
n’importe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for n’importe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is n’importe, spelled N-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Quoi qu’il en soit.
- 2Peu importe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how n’importe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Mon village, Chefmont, n’est qu’à cinq lieues d’ici. J’arriverai de nuit, mais n’importe.
— Voilà qui est singulier, dit-il, je n’ai jamais raconté tout cela, et ce soir j’en ai envie. — Bah ! n’importe ! j’aime à m’y laisser aller avec un ancien camarade.
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.