at the moment

prep_phrase

"at-the-moment" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“at the moment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - At this moment; right now.

Key facts for at the moment
PropertyValue
Headwordat the moment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrep_phrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “at the moment” sits in English frequency

at the moment falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English 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.

Rare enough to double-check

at the moment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for at the moment, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is at the moment, spelled A-T- -T-H-E- -M-O-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    At this moment; right now.
  2. 2
    At that time; then.

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 "at the moment"?
"at the moment" is spelled A-T- -T-H-E- -M-O-M-E-N-T.
What does "at the moment" mean?
As a prep_phrase, "at the moment" means: At this moment; right now.
What language does "at the moment" come from?
"at the moment" is a English 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 “at the moment”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-T- -T-H-E- -M-O-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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