moi-même

\mwa.mɛm\

/\mwa.mɛm\/ pron

The verdict

“moi-même” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. 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) - Moi comme le sujet naturellement ou directement responsable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moi-meme · moi-même · French

moi-même · 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 "M" 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 moi-même
PropertyValue
Headwordmoi-même
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\mwa.mɛm\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « moi-même » en français

moi-mêmen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

moi-même is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \mwa.mɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for moi-même, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 moi-même, spelled M-O-I---M-Ê-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moi comme le sujet naturellement ou directement responsable.
  2. 2
    Moi comme l’objet, et aussi comme soit le sujet, le possesseur ou le créateur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how moi-même appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Où devait s’arrêter le convoi qui nous emportait ? Assurément la troupe ne le savait guère, puisque je ne le savais pas moi-même.
  2. Parlez-lui demain matin, ou je le ferai moi-même, si vous le préférez.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moi-même"?
"moi-même" is spelled M-O-I---M-Ê-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mwa.mɛm\.
What does "moi-même" mean?
As a pronoun, "moi-même" means: Moi comme le sujet naturellement ou directement responsable.
How do you pronounce "moi-même"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moi-même" is \mwa.mɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moi-même" come from?
"moi-même" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list