à moins que
\a mwɛ̃ kə\
The verdict
“à moins 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauf si.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-moins-que · à moins que · French
à moins que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à moins que |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | \a mwɛ̃ kə\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à moins que » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à moins que is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \a mwɛ̃ kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sauf si.".
Zero misspellings are on record for à moins que in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à moins que, spelled À- -M-O-I-N-S- -Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Sauf si.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à moins que appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme Tonsard, que son renom dispensait de toute preuve de férocité, comme tous ceux qui sont gardés par une opinion publique quelconque, Socquard ne déployait jamais sa triomphante force musculaire, à moins que des amis ne l’en priassent.
Il est inutile de respecter les vivants, à moins qu’ils ne soient les plus forts. Dans ce cas, l’expérience conseille plutôt de lécher leurs bottes, fussent-elles merdeuses. Mais les morts doivent toujours être respectés.
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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.