n’importe qui
\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁt ki\
The verdict
“n’importe qui” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indique une personne dont l’identité importe peu et que l’on peut choisir librement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-n-importe-qui · n’importe qui · French
n’importe qui · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 qui |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁt ki\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « n’importe qui » en français
Rare enough to double-check
n’importe qui is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁt ki\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for n’importe qui, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 qui, spelled N-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-I.
Definition
- 1Indique une personne dont l’identité importe peu et que l’on peut choisir librement.
- 2Anonyme, inconnu, une personne parmi d'autres.
- 3Sans notoriété, étranger à un groupe donné, sans talent particulier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how n’importe qui appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et puis il y avait aussi les habitudes de la Résistance, où l'on faisait n'importe quoi n'importe comment avec n'importe qui – la fin justifiant tout.
« Le président tanzanien peut exproprier n’importe qui, toute terre lui appartenant », dénonce Thomas Bart.
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.