à un moment donné
\a œ̃ mo.mɑ̃ dɔ.ne\
The verdict
“à un moment donné” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À un certain moment (indéterminé).
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-un-moment-donne · à un moment donné · French
à un moment donné · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 un moment donné |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a œ̃ mo.mɑ̃ dɔ.ne\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à un moment donné is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a œ̃ mo.mɑ̃ dɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À un certain moment (indéterminé).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à un moment donné, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is à un moment donné, spelled À- -U-N- -M-O-M-E-N-T- -D-O-N-N-É.
Definition
- 1À un certain moment (indéterminé).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à un moment donné appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À un moment donné, Zef avisa son compère en train de s’embrouiller avec une meute de types plutôt balaises. Une équipe de rugby au grand complet qui fêtait là sa troisième mi-temps.
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.