pour ce qui est de

\puʁ sə ki ɛ də\

/\puʁ sə ki ɛ də\/ prep

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The verdict

“pour ce qui est de” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Concernant, en ce qui concerne, quant à.

Key facts for pour ce qui est de
PropertyValue
Headwordpour ce qui est de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\puʁ sə ki ɛ də\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pour ce qui est de” sits in French frequency

pour ce qui est de falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pour ce qui est de is 18 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \puʁ sə ki ɛ də\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Concernant, en ce qui concerne, quant à.".

Zero misspellings are on record for pour ce qui est de in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pour ce qui est de, spelled P-O-U-R- -C-E- -Q-U-I- -E-S-T- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Concernant, en ce qui concerne, quant à.

Synonyms

en ce qui concerneconcernantquant àeu égard àau regard de

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pour ce qui est de"?
"pour ce qui est de" is spelled P-O-U-R- -C-E- -Q-U-I- -E-S-T- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \puʁ sə ki ɛ də\.
What does "pour ce qui est de" mean?
As a preposition, "pour ce qui est de" means: Concernant, en ce qui concerne, quant à.
How do you pronounce "pour ce qui est de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pour ce qui est de" is \puʁ sə ki ɛ də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pour ce qui est de" come from?
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Using “pour ce qui est de”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-R- -C-E- -Q-U-I- -E-S-T- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \puʁ sə ki ɛ də\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list