et encore moins
\e ɑ̃.kɔʁ mwɛ̃\
The verdict
“et encore moins” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’emploie pour préciser que la proposition qui suit est plus marquante que la précédente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | et encore moins |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \e ɑ̃.kɔʁ mwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “et encore moins” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for et encore moins is 15 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e ɑ̃.kɔʁ mwɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "S’emploie pour préciser que la proposition qui suit est plus marquante que la précédente.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for et encore moins, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is et encore moins, spelled E-T- -E-N-C-O-R-E- -M-O-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1S’emploie pour préciser que la proposition qui suit est plus marquante que la précédente.
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 “et encore moins”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-T- -E-N-C-O-R-E- -M-O-I-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e ɑ̃.kɔʁ 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.