quand les poules auront des dents

\kɑ̃ le pu.l‿o.ʁɔ̃ de dɑ̃\

/\kɑ̃ le pu.l‿o.ʁɔ̃ de dɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“quand les poules auront des dents” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
33
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jamais (dans le futur).

Corpus desk

Index FR-quand-les-poules-auront- · quand les poules auront des dents · French

quand les poules auront des dents · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 33 letters
  • VOW-11 11 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.

Key facts for quand les poules auront des dents
PropertyValue
Headwordquand les poules auront des dents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɑ̃ le pu.l‿o.ʁɔ̃ de dɑ̃\
Letters33
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quand les poules auront des dents » en français

quand les poules auront des dentsn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

quand les poules auront des dents is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɑ̃ le pu.l‿o.ʁɔ̃ de dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jamais (dans le futur).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for quand les poules auront des dents in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is quand les poules auront des dents, spelled Q-U-A-N-D- -L-E-S- -P-O-U-L-E-S- -A-U-R-O-N-T- -D-E-S- -D-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jamais (dans le futur).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tu seras riche quand les poules auront des dents.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "quand les poules auront des dents"?
"quand les poules auront des dents" is spelled Q-U-A-N-D- -L-E-S- -P-O-U-L-E-S- -A-U-R-O-N-T- -D-E-S- -D-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃ le pu.l‿o.ʁɔ̃ de dɑ̃\.
What does "quand les poules auront des dents" mean?
As an adverb, "quand les poules auront des dents" means: Jamais (dans le futur).
How do you pronounce "quand les poules auront des dents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quand les poules auront des dents" is \kɑ̃ le pu.l‿o.ʁɔ̃ de dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list