n’importe qui
\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁt ki\
The verdict
“n’importe qui” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a pronoun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Indique une personne dont l’identité importe peu et que l’on peut choisir librement.
| 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) |
Where “n’importe qui” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for n’importe qui is 13 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁt ki\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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 “n’importe qui”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁt ki\ (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.