quant à
\kɑ̃.t‿a\
The verdict
“quant à” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour ce qui est de ; en ce qui concerne ; s’agissant de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quant-a · quant à · French
quant à · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | quant à |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \kɑ̃.t‿a\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quant à » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quant à is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \kɑ̃.t‿a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quant à, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 quant à, spelled Q-U-A-N-T- -À.
Definition
- 1Pour ce qui est de ; en ce qui concerne ; s’agissant de.
- 2Avec.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quant à appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les grenouilles sont un mets exquis quant aux cuisses, on le dit toutefois, car pour ma part je n’en ai jamais gouté ; ce batracien ne m'a jamais tenté en tant que victuailles.
La Fontaine et La Bruyère n’énoncent rien de fatal ou d’éternel quant aux vilenies qu'ils peignent.
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.