d’autant que

\d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\

/\d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\/ conj

The verdict

“d’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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relève l’importance d’un motif de penser ou d’agir.

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Index FR-d-autant-que · d’autant que · French

d’autant que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 d’autant que
PropertyValue
Headwordd’autant que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « d’autant que » en français

d’autant quesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

d’autant que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \d‿o.tɑ̃ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Installé à la place de Bruno Cheyrou, le nouveau venu devrait avoir un pouvoir décisionnaire fort à partir du 1ᵉʳ juillet, d’autant que John Textor n’a pas nommé de directeur sportif au-dessus de lui.
  2. Parfois voulues, parfois subies, les migrations introduisent un mode d’organisation réticulaire dans le pavage territorial, d’autant qu’on constate que leur fonctionnement est de plus en plus de type diasporique.

Synonyms

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list