au plus
\o plys\
The verdict
“au plus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au maximum. Dans le meilleur des cas.
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Index FR-au-plus · au plus · French
au plus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 plus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o plys\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au plus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au plus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o plys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au maximum. Dans le meilleur des cas.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for au plus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is au plus, spelled A-U- -P-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1Au maximum. Dans le meilleur des cas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au plus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous en retirez 2000 euros au plus.
Deux jours plus tard, la défaite est consommée avec la formation du gouvernement Pétain, décidé à demander l’armistice au plus tôt. Le 25 juin, après trois jours de négociations et de menaces, les Allemands imposent leurs conditions.
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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.