attendu que
\a.tɑ̃.dy kə\
The verdict
“attendu 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étant donné que.
Corpus desk
Index FR-attendu-que · attendu que · French
attendu que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | attendu que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \a.tɑ̃.dy kə\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « attendu que » en français
Rare enough to double-check
attendu que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \a.tɑ̃.dy kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étant donné que.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for attendu que, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is attendu que, spelled A-T-T-E-N-D-U- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Étant donné que.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how attendu que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je conseille à Charon de doubler son droit de péage, à Pluton de faire la guerre contre Jupiter pour être le premier des dieux, attendu que Jupiter gouverne mal les hommes, et que l’empire des morts est plus étendu que celui des vivants.
Il traita d’abord Joséphine de putain, chose affirma-t-il qui ne l’étonnait guère attendu qu’elle était la fille de sa mère, […].
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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.