et encore moins
\e ɑ̃.kɔʁ mwɛ̃\
The verdict
“et encore 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’emploie pour préciser que la proposition qui suit est plus marquante que la précédente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-et-encore-moins · et encore moins · French
et encore moins · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « et encore moins » en français
Rare enough to double-check
et encore moins is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \e ɑ̃.kɔʁ mwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how et encore moins appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je n’ai pas parlé des propriétés, sudorifique, diurétique et surtout apéritive, que l’on attribue aux lombrics infusés dans du vin blanc, et encore moins de celles qu’on leur donne de fortifier l’appareil ligamenteux, […]
Il ne se souvenait que très peu de sa petite enfance, et encore moins de son père.
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.