au même instant

\o mɛ.m‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\

/\o mɛ.m‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“au même instant” 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 September 3, 2026) - Durant ce même moment, ce même instant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-au-meme-instant · au même instant · French

au même instant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for au même instant
PropertyValue
Headwordau même instant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\o mɛ.m‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « au même instant » en français

au même instantreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

au même instant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o mɛ.m‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Durant ce même moment, ce même instant.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for au même instant, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 au même instant, spelled A-U- -M-Ê-M-E- -I-N-S-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Durant ce même moment, ce même instant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how au même instant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Puis, tout à coup, nous découvrîmes que nous étions au bord d'une pente raide, au même instant le soleil surgit, alors que le temps avait été couvert depuis le début de notre descente dans la noire vallée.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "au même instant"?
"au même instant" is spelled A-U- -M-Ê-M-E- -I-N-S-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \o mɛ.m‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\.
What does "au même instant" mean?
As an adverb, "au même instant" means: Durant ce même moment, ce même instant.
How do you pronounce "au même instant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "au même instant" is \o mɛ.m‿ɛ̃s.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "au même instant" come from?
"au même instant" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list