tellement quellement
\tɛl.mɑ̃ kɛl.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“tellement quellement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tant bien que mal ; ni bien ni mal et plutôt mal que bien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tellement-quellement · tellement quellement · French
tellement quellement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tellement quellement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \tɛl.mɑ̃ kɛl.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tellement quellement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tellement quellement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \tɛl.mɑ̃ kɛl.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tant bien que mal ; ni bien ni mal et plutôt mal que bien.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tellement quellement, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tellement quellement, spelled T-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T- -Q-U-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Tant bien que mal ; ni bien ni mal et plutôt mal que bien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tellement quellement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La sagesse du moine de Rabelais est la vraie sagesse pour son repos et pour celui des autres : faire son devoir tellement quellement, toujours dire du bien de monsieur le Prieur et laisser aller le monde à sa fantaisie. Il va bien, puisque la multitude en est contente.
Elle les a soignés ; elle les a guéris, tellement quellement, plus quellement que tellement.
Synonyms
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.