du moins
\dy mwɛ̃\
The verdict
“du 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Locution servant à affirmer une vérité minimale par opposition à une affirmation plus ambitieuse ou à une réalité plus large.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | du moins |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dy mwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “du moins” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
du moins is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dy mwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Locution servant à affirmer une vérité minimale par opposition à une affirmation plus ambitieuse ou à une réalité plus large.".
du moins doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is du moins, spelled D-U- -M-O-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1Locution servant à affirmer une vérité minimale par opposition à une affirmation plus ambitieuse ou à une réalité plus large.
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.
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Using “du moins”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-U- -M-O-I-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dy mwɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.