autant que
\o.tɑ̃ kə\
The verdict
“autant 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À proportion que.
Corpus desk
Index FR-autant-que · autant que · French
autant que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | autant que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \o.tɑ̃ kə\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « autant que » en français
Rare enough to double-check
autant que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \o.tɑ̃ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for autant que in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is autant que, spelled A-U-T-A-N-T- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1À proportion que.
- 2Aussi bien que.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how autant que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'autre jour, au bal, il est vrai qu'il m'a fait danser autant qu’il a voulu. Auriez-vous mieux aimé que je restasse assise sur ma chaise et que je fisse tapisserie comme une personne respectable ?
Ainsi les bouillies bourguignonnes ne sont caustiques qu’autant qu’elles renferment du cuivre dissous à l'état de carbonate, c'est-à-dire tant qu'elles sont plus ou moins dans l'état primitif.
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.