de moins en moins
\də mwɛ̃.z‿ɑ̃ mwɛ̃\
The verdict
“de moins en moins” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En reculant, en régressant, en diminuant ou en déclinant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de moins en moins |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də mwɛ̃.z‿ɑ̃ mwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de moins en moins” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
de moins en moins is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də mwɛ̃.z‿ɑ̃ mwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
de moins en moins has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is de moins en moins, spelled D-E- -M-O-I-N-S- -E-N- -M-O-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1En reculant, en régressant, en diminuant ou en déclinant.
- 2Un nombre décroissant de, une quantité décroissante de.
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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.
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Using “de moins en moins”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E- -M-O-I-N-S- -E-N- -M-O-I-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \də mwɛ̃.z‿ɑ̃ mwɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.