jusqu’à

\ʒys.k‿a\

/\ʒys.k‿a\/ prep

The verdict

“jusqu’à” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas.

Key facts for jusqu’à
PropertyValue
Headwordjusqu’à
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ʒys.k‿a\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jusqu’à” sits in French frequency

jusqu’à 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 jusqu’à is 7 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒys.k‿a\. 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: "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

  1. 1
    Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas.

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 "jusqu’à"?
"jusqu’à" is spelled J-U-S-Q-U-’-À. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒys.k‿a\.
What does "jusqu’à" mean?
As a preposition, "jusqu’à" means: Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas.
How do you pronounce "jusqu’à"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jusqu’à" is \ʒys.k‿a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jusqu’à" come from?
"jusqu’à" 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 “jusqu’à”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-U-S-Q-U-’-À - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒys.k‿a\ (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