moindre
French, adjective/mwɛ̃dʁ/
moindre is spelled M-O-I-N-D-R-E (7 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written French, the 1,441st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moindre is a French adjective meaning “comparative degree of petit; lower; less; lesser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Comparatif de petit : Plus petit”.
What does moindre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
comparative degree of petit; lower; less; lesser
- 2
superlative degree of petit; the smallest, the slightest, the least
le moindre doute
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Comparatif de petit : Plus petit. 2. Superlatif de petit : Le plus petit. – Note d’usage : Il est alors toujours précédé d’un article défini ou d’un autre déterminant défini. 3. Aucun. – Note d’usage : Toujours précédé d’un article défini. 4. Petit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of moindre
- moindres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moindre?
- /mwɛ̃dʁ/
- \mwɛ̃dʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moindre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moindre in French?
moindre appears 58 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).