quant à présent

\kɑ̃.t‿a.pʁe.zɑ̃\

/\kɑ̃.t‿a.pʁe.zɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“quant à présent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Pour le moment, jusqu’à nouvel ordre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quant-a-present · quant à présent · French

quant à présent · 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.

Key facts for quant à présent
PropertyValue
Headwordquant à présent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɑ̃.t‿a.pʁe.zɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quant à présent » en français

quant à présentreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

quant à présent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɑ̃.t‿a.pʁe.zɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pour le moment, jusqu’à nouvel ordre.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quant à présent, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is quant à présent, spelled Q-U-A-N-T- -À- -P-R-É-S-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pour le moment, jusqu’à nouvel ordre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le fil le plus fin se fait toujours, quant à présent, sur renvideur.

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 "quant à présent"?
"quant à présent" is spelled Q-U-A-N-T- -À- -P-R-É-S-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃.t‿a.pʁe.zɑ̃\.
What does "quant à présent" mean?
As an adverb, "quant à présent" means: Pour le moment, jusqu’à nouvel ordre.
How do you pronounce "quant à présent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quant à présent" is \kɑ̃.t‿a.pʁe.zɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quant à présent" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list