au moins
\o mwɛ̃\
The verdict
“au 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au minimum ; selon la plus petite estimation que l’on peut fournir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-moins · au moins · French
au moins · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 moins |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o mwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au moins » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au moins is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o mwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for au moins in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is au moins, spelled A-U- -M-O-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1Au minimum ; selon la plus petite estimation que l’on peut fournir.
- 2Tous autres griefs mis à part.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au moins appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si les pièces qu'on y insère n'ont pas toutes le même mérite, au moins est-on sûr de n'y jamais rencontrer de ces fades et plattes rimailles qui, tant de fois ont servi de prétexte à calomnier la Poésie.
Le parfait gentleman qu’est mon vieil ami Jacques arborait ce soir-là une suave écharpe de soie, d’impeccables chaussures vernies, un pardessus du bon faiseur et un chapeau d’au moins vingt louis.
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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.