à maintes reprises

\a mɛ̃t ʁə.pʁiz\

/\a mɛ̃t ʁə.pʁiz\/ adv

The verdict

“à maintes reprises” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D'une manière répétée.

Key facts for à maintes reprises
PropertyValue
Headwordà maintes reprises
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a mɛ̃t ʁə.pʁiz\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à maintes reprises” sits in French frequency

à maintes reprises 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.

Rare enough to double-check

à maintes reprises is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a mɛ̃t ʁə.pʁiz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D'une manière répétée.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for à maintes reprises, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à maintes reprises, spelled À- -M-A-I-N-T-E-S- -R-E-P-R-I-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    D'une manière répétée.

Synonyms

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 "à maintes reprises"?
"à maintes reprises" is spelled À- -M-A-I-N-T-E-S- -R-E-P-R-I-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a mɛ̃t ʁə.pʁiz\.
What does "à maintes reprises" mean?
As an adverb, "à maintes reprises" means: D'une manière répétée.
How do you pronounce "à maintes reprises"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à maintes reprises" is \a mɛ̃t ʁə.pʁiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à maintes reprises" come from?
"à maintes reprises" 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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Using “à maintes reprises”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -M-A-I-N-T-E-S- -R-E-P-R-I-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a mɛ̃t ʁə.pʁiz\ (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