n’importe quoi
\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kwa\
The verdict
“n’importe quoi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un objet ou une idée dont la précision importe peu et que l’on peut choisir librement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-n-importe-quoi · n’importe quoi · French
n’importe quoi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 quoi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kwa\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « n’importe quoi » en français
Rare enough to double-check
n’importe quoi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
n’importe quoi has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is n’importe quoi, spelled N-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E- -Q-U-O-I.
Definition
- 1Un objet ou une idée dont la précision importe peu et que l’on peut choisir librement.
- 2Ce qui n’a pas beaucoup de sens, qui est absurde, futile ou incongru.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how n’importe quoi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous savez, Marcoul, on clabaude n’importe quoi ! Les méchantes langues n’en sont pas à une supposition, ni à une haine !
Au lieu d'ajouter la nouvelle structure lieu à la DTD de la Figure 6.14, on définit cet élément pour qu'il puisse contenir n’importe quoi.
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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.