jusqu'à
French, preposition/ʒys.k‿a/
jusqu'à is spelled J-U-S-Q-U-À (6 letters) and appears 302 times per million words in written French, the 273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jusqu'à is a French preposition meaning “until” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas”.
What does jusqu'à mean in English?
preposition
- 1
until
- 2
to (used together with depuis to indicate a time range)
- 3
up to
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Marque un certain point qu’on atteint et au-delà duquel on ne passe pas.
adverb: 1. Marque l’excès, quelque chose qui va au-delà de l’ordinaire, soit en bien, soit en mal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jusqu'à
- jusques à dated
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jusqu'à?
- /ʒys.k‿a/
- \ʒys.k‿a\
- [ʒys.k‿a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jusqu'à
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jusqu'à in French?
jusqu'à appears 302 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).