d’autant moins que

\do.tɑ̃ mwɛ̃ kə\

/\do.tɑ̃ mwɛ̃ kə\/ conj

The verdict

“d’autant moins que” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a conjunction - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exprime une causalité et introduit une idée d’intensité.

Key facts for d’autant moins que
PropertyValue
Headwordd’autant moins que
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\do.tɑ̃ mwɛ̃ kə\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “d’autant moins que” sits in French frequency

d’autant moins que falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for d’autant moins que is 18 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \do.tɑ̃ mwɛ̃ kə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Exprime une causalité et introduit une idée d’intensité.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for d’autant moins que, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is d’autant moins que, spelled D-’-A-U-T-A-N-T- -M-O-I-N-S- -Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exprime une causalité et introduit une idée d’intensité.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "d’autant moins que"?
"d’autant moins que" is spelled D-’-A-U-T-A-N-T- -M-O-I-N-S- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \do.tɑ̃ mwɛ̃ kə\.
What does "d’autant moins que" mean?
As a conjunction, "d’autant moins que" means: Exprime une causalité et introduit une idée d’intensité.
How do you pronounce "d’autant moins que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "d’autant moins que" is \do.tɑ̃ mwɛ̃ kə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "d’autant moins que" come from?
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Using “d’autant moins que”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-’-A-U-T-A-N-T- -M-O-I-N-S- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \do.tɑ̃ mwɛ̃ kə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list