sur ce

\syʁ sə\

/\syʁ sə\/ adv

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The verdict

“sur ce” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aussitôt après (ce qui a été dit ou ce qui s’est passé).

Key facts for sur ce
PropertyValue
Headwordsur ce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\syʁ sə\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sur ce” sits in French frequency

sur ce falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sur ce is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \syʁ sə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aussitôt après (ce qui a été dit ou ce qui s’est passé).".

sur ce doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sur ce, spelled S-U-R- -C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aussitôt après (ce qui a été dit ou ce qui s’est passé).

Synonyms

là-dessus

This word in other languages

on that note(English)daraufhin(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sur ce"?
"sur ce" is spelled S-U-R- -C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \syʁ sə\.
What does "sur ce" mean?
As an adverb, "sur ce" means: Aussitôt après (ce qui a été dit ou ce qui s’est passé).
How do you pronounce "sur ce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sur ce" is \syʁ sə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sur ce" come from?
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Using “sur ce”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-R- -C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \syʁ sə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list