que dalle
\kə dal\
The verdict
“que dalle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. 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) - Rien ; rien du tout.
Corpus desk
Index FR-que-dalle · que dalle · French
que dalle · 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 | que dalle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \kə dal\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « que dalle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
que dalle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \kə dal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rien ; rien du tout.".
que dalle has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is que dalle, spelled Q-U-E- -D-A-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Rien ; rien du tout.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how que dalle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y eut pas mal de Roumanis d’arrêtés. Séances de cour d’Assises. Condamnations. Mais personne n’y comprenait que dalle.
Myriam ne croit pas en Dieu. En que dalle. Elle prend son air couenneux, le sombre, le terrible, pour dire : « On finira tous au boulevard des allongés. »
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.