d’une manière ou d’une autre

\d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\

/\d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\/ adv

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.

Key facts for d’une manière ou d’une autre
PropertyValue
Headwordd’une manière ou d’une autre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « d’une manière ou d’une autre » en français

d’une manière ou d’une autresiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

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

  1. 1
    Par un moyen quelconque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These 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.

  1. J’y arriverai d’une manière ou d’une autre.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "d’une manière ou d’une autre"?
"d’une manière ou d’une autre" is spelled D-’-U-N-E- -M-A-N-I-È-R-E- -O-U- -D-’-U-N-E- -A-U-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\.
What does "d’une manière ou d’une autre" mean?
As an adverb, "d’une manière ou d’une autre" means: Par un moyen quelconque.
How do you pronounce "d’une manière ou d’une autre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "d’une manière ou d’une autre" is \d‿yn ma.njɛ.ʁ‿u dy.n‿otʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "d’une manière ou d’une autre" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list