d’autant que

\d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\

/\d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\/ conj

The verdict

“d’autant que” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a conjunction - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relève l’importance d’un motif de penser ou d’agir.

Key facts for d’autant que
PropertyValue
Headwordd’autant que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “d’autant que” sits in French frequency

d’autant que falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for d’autant que is 12 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Relève l’importance d’un motif de penser ou d’agir.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for d’autant que in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is d’autant que, spelled D-’-A-U-T-A-N-T- -Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relève l’importance d’un motif de penser ou d’agir.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "d’autant que"?
"d’autant que" is spelled D-’-A-U-T-A-N-T- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\.
What does "d’autant que" mean?
As a conjunction, "d’autant que" means: Relève l’importance d’un motif de penser ou d’agir.
How do you pronounce "d’autant que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "d’autant que" is \d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "d’autant que" come from?
"d’autant que" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “d’autant que”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-’-A-U-T-A-N-T- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list