au milieu de
\o mi.ljø də\
The verdict
“au milieu de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au sein de ; entre ; parmi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-milieu-de · au milieu de · French
au milieu de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au milieu de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \o mi.ljø də\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au milieu de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au milieu de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o mi.ljø də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for au milieu de in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is au milieu de, spelled A-U- -M-I-L-I-E-U- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Au sein de ; entre ; parmi.
- 2Bien avant dans.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au milieu de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les matches se disputaient au milieu d’un grand vacarme produit par les cris des parieurs comme les parties de chistera en Espagne.
Au milieu de cette quiétude retentit soudain, ce soir là, le bruit d’une galopade lointaine.
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.