Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

je ne sais qua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: je ne -sais qua
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Misspelling of je ne sais quoi.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The ginger flavor adds such a nice je ne sais qua to the cake."
"He's missing that je ne sais qua which separates winners from champions."

Etymology

Probably a simple misspelling. Possibly from conflating quoi with the qua in sine qua non.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does je ne sais qua mean?: Misspelling of je ne sais quoi.
Where does je ne sais qua come from?: Probably a simple misspelling. Possibly from conflating quoi with the qua in sine qua non.

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