n’importe quoi
\n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kwa\
The verdict
“n’importe quoi” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un objet ou une idée dont la précision importe peu et que l’on peut choisir librement.
| 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) |
Where “n’importe quoi” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for n’importe quoi is 14 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kwa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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.
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Using “n’importe quoi”
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-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \n‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tə kwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.