qu’importe
The verdict
“qu’importe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - C'est sans importance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-qu-importe · qu’importe · French
qu’importe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | qu’importe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « qu’importe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
qu’importe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "C'est sans importance.".
No misspelling variants are generated for qu’importe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is qu’importe, spelled Q-U-’-I-M-P-O-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1C'est sans importance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how qu’importe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le vent qui t'apporta t'emporte Et, dussé-je en mourir, Qu'importe !
Mais qu’importe qu’elle l’ait remarqué ou non, cette nuit-là. Une fois tombé sous son charme, Gabriel Morange ne vit plus qu’elle, pour le reste de la soirée.
Synonyms
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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.