dès lors

\dɛ lɔʁ\

/\dɛ lɔʁ\/ adv

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The verdict

“dès lors” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dès ce moment-là, à partir de ce temps-là.

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Index FR-des-lors · dès lors · French

dès lors · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 dès lors
PropertyValue
Headworddès lors
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\dɛ lɔʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dès lors” sits in French frequency

dès lors 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.

Rare enough to double-check

dès lors is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɛ lɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dès lors in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dès lors, spelled D-È-S- -L-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dès ce moment-là, à partir de ce temps-là.
  2. 2
    Par conséquent.

Synonyms

depuis lorsdès là

This word in other languages

thenceforth(English)por lo tanto(Español)seitdem(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dès lors"?
"dès lors" is spelled D-È-S- -L-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛ lɔʁ\.
What does "dès lors" mean?
As an adverb, "dès lors" means: Dès ce moment-là, à partir de ce temps-là.
How do you pronounce "dès lors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dès lors" is \dɛ lɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dès lors" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list