quand c’est que
\kɑ̃ se kə\
The verdict
“quand c’est 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Lorsque, quand.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quand-c-est-que · quand c’est que · French
quand c’est que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | quand c’est que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \kɑ̃ se kə\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quand c’est que » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quand c’est que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \kɑ̃ se kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Lorsque, quand.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for quand c’est que, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is quand c’est que, spelled Q-U-A-N-D- -C-’-E-S-T- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1ou Lorsque, quand.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quand c’est que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ça fait qu'y seront ben obligés de me recounnaître quand c'est que je marcherai à côté de z-eux sus le chemin du roi.
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.