quant aux
\kɑ̃.t‿o\
The verdict
“quant aux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de quant à, utilisée quand le nom qui suit la locution prépositive est au pluriel et devrait normalement être précédé de les (quant aux remplace obligatoirement quant à les).
Corpus desk
Index FR-quant-aux · quant aux · French
quant aux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 aux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \kɑ̃.t‿o\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quant aux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quant aux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \kɑ̃.t‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de quant à, utilisée quand le nom qui suit la locution prépositive est au pluriel et devrait normalement être précédé de les (quant aux remplace obligatoirement quant à les).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quant aux, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is quant aux, spelled Q-U-A-N-T- -A-U-X.
Definition
- 1Variante de quant à, utilisée quand le nom qui suit la locution prépositive est au pluriel et devrait normalement être précédé de les (quant aux remplace obligatoirement quant à les).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quant aux 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.
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.