au minimum
\o mi.ni.mɔm\
The verdict
“au minimum” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Définit une limite minimum, qui ne peut être moins.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au minimum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o mi.ni.mɔm\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “au minimum” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
au minimum is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o mi.ni.mɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Définit une limite minimum, qui ne peut être moins.".
Zero misspellings are on record for au minimum in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is au minimum, spelled A-U- -M-I-N-I-M-U-M.
Definition
- 1Définit une limite minimum, qui ne peut être moins.
Synonyms
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 “au minimum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U- -M-I-N-I-M-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o mi.ni.mɔm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.