d’une manière ou d’une autre
\d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\
The verdict
“d’une manière ou d’une autre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par un moyen quelconque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-d-une-maniere-ou-d-une-a · d’une manière ou d’une autre · French
d’une manière ou d’une autre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 28 letters
- VOW-13 13 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | d’une manière ou d’une autre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\ |
| Letters | 28 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
d’une manière ou d’une autre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Par un moyen quelconque.".
d’une manière ou d’une autre has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is d’une manière ou d’une autre, spelled D-’-U-N-E- -M-A-N-I-È-R-E- -O-U- -D-’-U-N-E- -A-U-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Par un moyen quelconque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’une manière ou d’une autre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’y arriverai d’une manière ou d’une autre.
Actuellement, la plupart des pays combinent, d’une manière ou d’une autre, les deux principes de base d’octroi de la nationalité.
This word in other languages
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.