après que
\a.pʁɛ kə\
The verdict
“après 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Après le moment où ; lorsque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apres-que · après que · French
après que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | après que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \a.pʁɛ kə\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « après que » en français
Rare enough to double-check
après que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \a.pʁɛ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Après le moment où ; lorsque.".
Zero misspellings are on record for après que in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is après que, spelled A-P-R-È-S- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Après le moment où ; lorsque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how après que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] ; après que les catéchumènes sont partis, on doit dire la prière pour les pénitents, et, après que ceux-ci ont reçu l'imposition des mains et sont également sortis, on doit dire trois prières pour les fidèles […].
Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps Après que les poètes ont disparu Leurs chansons courent encore dans les rues
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.