le mieux
\lə mjø\
The verdict
“le mieux” 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 September 3, 2026) - Superlatif de bien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-le-mieux · le mieux · French
le mieux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | le mieux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \lə mjø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « le mieux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
le mieux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \lə mjø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Superlatif de bien.".
le mieux has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is le mieux, spelled L-E- -M-I-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Superlatif de bien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how le mieux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De nombreuses expériences m’avaient convaincu que le régime végétarien était celui qui me convenait le mieux et me donnait la plus grande résistance physique.
C’est l’homme du monde le mieux fait.
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.