querelle d’Allemand
\kə.ʁɛl d‿al.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“querelle d’Allemand” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Querelle sans sujet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-querelle-d-allemand · querelle d’Allemand · French
querelle d’Allemand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | querelle d’Allemand |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kə.ʁɛl d‿al.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « querelle d’Allemand » en français
Rare enough to double-check
querelle d’Allemand is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kə.ʁɛl d‿al.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for querelle d’Allemand, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is querelle d’Allemand, spelled Q-U-E-R-E-L-L-E- -D-’-A-L-L-E-M-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Querelle sans sujet.
- 2Discussion subtile et presque inutile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how querelle d’Allemand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si cela nous ennuie [de nous écrire sans nous gronder], nous serons toujours sur nos pieds pour nous faire quelque petite querelle d’Allemand
Examinons ce coffre, écumons nos pensées, étudions, ruminons, remâchons les humeurs, qui, dans mon pancréas, se remuent, font remous et querelles d’Allemands ; savourons ces coliques, sondons et retâtons nos tripes et nos rognons…
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.