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autant

French, adverb/o.tɑ̃/

autant is spelled A-U-T-A-N-T (6 letters) and appears 263 times per million words in written French, the 312th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Autant is a French adverb meaning “so much” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque l’égalité de quantité, de valeur ou de nombre”.

What does autant mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    so much

    Pourquoi travaillez-vous autant ?

  2. 2

    just as well, might as well/may as well

    Il faut le faire, alors autant le faire tout de suite.

  3. 3

    the same, as much

    Lors que Danièle prend ses études au sérieux, Adeline n'a pas le moindre intérêt à en faire autant.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Marque l’égalité de quantité, de valeur ou de nombre. 2. Un nombre ou une quantité également beaucoup de. 3. Aussi bien.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce autant?

  • /o.tɑ̃/
  • \o.tɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is autant in French?

autant appears 263 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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