maintenant que

\mɛ̃t.nɑ̃ kə\

/\mɛ̃t.nɑ̃ kə\/ conj

The verdict

“maintenant 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comme une conséquence de la condition récemment atteinte que. Puisque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maintenant-que · maintenant que · French

maintenant que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 maintenant que
PropertyValue
Headwordmaintenant que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\mɛ̃t.nɑ̃ kə\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « maintenant que » en français

maintenant 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

maintenant que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \mɛ̃t.nɑ̃ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comme une conséquence de la condition récemment atteinte que. Puisque.".

maintenant que has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is maintenant que, spelled M-A-I-N-T-E-N-A-N-T- -Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comme une conséquence de la condition récemment atteinte que. Puisque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais maintenant qu’il n’est plus là, il vaut mieux qu’il ne revienne jamais, crois-moi !
  2. Maintenant que nous sommes seuls, je vais vous parler librement.

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 "maintenant que"?
"maintenant que" is spelled M-A-I-N-T-E-N-A-N-T- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ̃t.nɑ̃ kə\.
What does "maintenant que" mean?
As a conjunction, "maintenant que" means: Comme une conséquence de la condition récemment atteinte que. Puisque.
How do you pronounce "maintenant que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maintenant que" is \mɛ̃t.nɑ̃ kə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maintenant que" come from?
"maintenant que" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list