quand

\kɑ̃\

/\kɑ̃\/ conj

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The verdict

“quand” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #75. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#75
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lorsque, dans le temps que.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quand · quand · French

quand · rank #75 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #75
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH ces

Nearest frequency peer: ces (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « quand »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « quand » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quand vs quid
60% similar
quand vs quant
80% similar
quand vs quasi
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quand
PropertyValue
Headwordquand
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\kɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#75
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « quand »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).quandse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ces » (#74), « après » (#76), « moi » (#73). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « quand » est au #75. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around quand (IPA \kɑ̃\), aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #75 among 352 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for quand, with forms such as "qaund", "qquand", and "quadn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "quid", "quant", "quasi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is quand, spelled Q-U-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lorsque, dans le temps que.
  2. 2
    Même si.
  3. 3
    Alors que.
  4. 4
    En même temps que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how quand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quand je pense à la fragilité des choses humaines…
  2. Quand Dieu créa le monde…

Synonyms

lorsquemais quequand c’est que

This word in other languages

when(English)cuando(Español)wenn(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaund
  • qquand
  • quadn
  • quandd
  • quannd
  • qunad
  • uqand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quand - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qaund2qquand1quadn2quandd1quannd1qunad2uqand2
Edit distance from "quand"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quand"?
"quand" is spelled Q-U-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃\.
What does "quand" mean?
As a conjunction, "quand" means: Lorsque, dans le temps que.
What words are commonly confused with "quand"?
"quand" is commonly confused with "quid", "quant", "quasi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quand" is \kɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quand" come from?
"quand" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

après#76aussi#69avoir#81alors#86

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

très7 variantsétait7 variantsmonde7 variantsavant7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list