à tout le moins
\a tu lə mwɛ̃\
The verdict
“à tout le moins” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En estimant au minimum.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à tout le moins |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a tu lə mwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “à tout le moins” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
à tout le moins is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a tu lə mwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En estimant au minimum.".
No misspelling variants are generated for à tout le moins in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à tout le moins, spelled À- -T-O-U-T- -L-E- -M-O-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1En estimant au minimum.
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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.
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Using “à tout le moins”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is À- -T-O-U-T- -L-E- -M-O-I-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a tu lə mwɛ̃\ (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.