de plus en plus
\də ply.z‿ɑ̃ ply\
The verdict
“de plus en plus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En progressant, en bien comme en mal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-plus-en-plus · de plus en plus · French
de plus en plus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | de plus en plus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də ply.z‿ɑ̃ ply\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de plus en plus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de plus en plus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də ply.z‿ɑ̃ ply\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
de plus en plus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is de plus en plus, spelled D-E- -P-L-U-S- -E-N- -P-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1En progressant, en bien comme en mal.
- 2Un nombre croissant de, une quantité croissante de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de plus en plus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je m’épanouis de plus en plus dans ce championnat, confie Philippe Hirschberger, actuel entraîneur d’Amiens, qui a coaché plus de 560 matchs de Ligue 2.
Les postiches rejettent encore en arrière le développement de la jupe, tandis que le vaste fichu de linon, le fichu menteur, engonçant le cou, amplifiant la poitrine, se projette de plus en plus en avant.
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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.