jusqu’à
\ʒys.k‿a\
The verdict
“jusqu’à” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jusqu-a · jusqu’à · French
jusqu’à · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | jusqu’à |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ʒys.k‿a\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jusqu’à » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jusqu’à is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ʒys.k‿a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jusqu’à, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is jusqu’à, spelled J-U-S-Q-U-’-À.
Definition
- 1Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jusqu’à appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’y avait pas jusqu’au portier Cassagne et au maître d’armes Roger qui ne fussent contre moi.
Une presse complaisante jusqu’à la servilité répandait dans le public, depuis les salons jusqu'aux mansardes, les idées les plus fausses et les plus dangereuses.
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.