autant que

\o.tɑ̃ kə\

/\o.tɑ̃ kə\/ conj

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.

Key facts for autant que
PropertyValue
Headwordautant que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\o.tɑ̃ kə\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « autant que » en français

autant quereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    À proportion que.
  2. 2
    Aussi bien que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how autant que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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 ?
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autant que"?
"autant que" is spelled A-U-T-A-N-T- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.tɑ̃ kə\.
What does "autant que" mean?
As a conjunction, "autant que" means: À proportion que.
How do you pronounce "autant que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autant que" is \o.tɑ̃ kə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autant que" come from?
"autant que" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list