au plus tard
\o ply taʁ\
The verdict
“au plus tard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Terme de rigueur, dernière limite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-plus-tard · au plus tard · French
au plus tard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 plus tard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o ply taʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au plus tard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au plus tard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o ply taʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terme de rigueur, dernière limite.".
au plus tard has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 tard, spelled A-U- -P-L-U-S- -T-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Terme de rigueur, dernière limite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how au plus tard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous devons être à l'aéroport à six heures au plus tard si nous ne voulons pas rater l'embarquement.
Synonyms
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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.