quelque chose
\kɛl.kə ʃoz\
The verdict
“quelque chose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objet ou chose indéfinie, indéterminée mais existante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quelque-chose · quelque chose · French
quelque chose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | quelque chose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \kɛl.kə ʃoz\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quelque chose » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quelque chose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \kɛl.kə ʃoz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for quelque chose in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 quelque chose, spelled Q-U-E-L-Q-U-E- -C-H-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Objet ou chose indéfinie, indéterminée mais existante.
- 2Quelque chose de meilleur ou de bien.
- 3Sert à faire une estimation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quelque chose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On n’eût point dit d’ailleurs, en le voyant, qu’il se passât quelque chose d’insolite par la ville, ni au Louvre ; il était vêtu avec son élégance ordinaire.
Charles de Bernage, spéculateur enrichi et futur candidat à la députation, n'avait jamais eu le temps de s'apercevoir qu'il lui manquait quelque chose.
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.