mais que
\mɛ kə\
The verdict
“mais 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou (Suivi du subjonctif) Lorsque, quand, aussitôt que, dès que.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mais-que · mais que · French
mais que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mais que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \mɛ kə\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mais que » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mais que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \mɛ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou (Suivi du subjonctif) Lorsque, quand, aussitôt que, dès que.".
mais que doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mais que, spelled M-A-I-S- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1ou (Suivi du subjonctif) Lorsque, quand, aussitôt que, dès que.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mais que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On verra ça mais que tu viennes.
En français québécois familier, pour exprimer l'idée de « quand » ou « dès que », on peut dire minque ou mek, selon les régions. […] En fait, il s'agit tout simplement de mais que.
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.