sous réserve que
\su ʁe.zɛʁv kə\
The verdict
“sous réserve que” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Locution introduisant une restriction définie par ce qui suit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sous-reserve-que · sous réserve que · French
sous réserve que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sous réserve que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \su ʁe.zɛʁv kə\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sous réserve que” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sous réserve que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \su ʁe.zɛʁv kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Locution introduisant une restriction définie par ce qui suit.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sous réserve que, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sous réserve que, spelled S-O-U-S- -R-É-S-E-R-V-E- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Locution introduisant une restriction définie par ce qui suit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sous réserve que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un émetteur habilité est autorisé à ouvrir plusieurs de ces comptes dans un ou plusieurs établissements bancaires ou centres de chèques postaux, sous réserve que leur solde cumulé soit à tout moment supérieur au montant minimum.
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