pendant que
\pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə\
The verdict
“pendant que” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exprime la concomitance, et signifie « partiellement ou totalement en même temps que ».
Corpus desk
Index FR-pendant-que · pendant que · French
pendant que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pendant que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pendant que » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pendant que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \pɑ̃.dɑ̃ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exprime la concomitance, et signifie « partiellement ou totalement en même temps que ».".
pendant que doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pendant que, spelled P-E-N-D-A-N-T- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Exprime la concomitance, et signifie « partiellement ou totalement en même temps que ».
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pendant que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant que dans la grande cour de l'hôtel de la Poste on attelait les chevaux de la lourde diligence et qu'on chargeait les colis, les adieux vingt fois répétés étaient de part et d'autre comme une série d'arrachements.
Pendant qu’elles discutent, le blond pisseux disparaît progressivement sous le produit que la coiffeuse étale sur la chevelure à l'aide d'un pinceau.
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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.