moindre

\mwɛ̃dʁ\

/\mwɛ̃dʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“moindre” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,446
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comparatif de petit : Plus petit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moindre · moindre · French

moindre · rank #1,446 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,446
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mi

Nearest frequency peer: mi (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « moindre »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « moindre » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

moindre vs monde
71% similar
moindre vs moine
71% similar
moindre vs moire
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for moindre
PropertyValue
Headwordmoindre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mwɛ̃dʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,446
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moindre »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).moindrese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mi » (#1,445), « no » (#1,447), « mets » (#1,444). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moindre » est au #1,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around moindre (IPA \mwɛ̃dʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,446 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for moindre, with forms such as "miondre", "mmoindre", and "moidnre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "monde", "moine", "moire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is moindre, spelled M-O-I-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comparatif de petit : Plus petit.
  2. 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. 3
    Aucun. — Note d’usage : Toujours précédé d’un article défini.
  4. 4
    Petit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au plus fort de cet examen de conscience et de la folie de mademoiselle Raimonde, la porte de la loge s’ouvrit avec fracas pour donner passage à un non moindre personnage que Son Excellence M. le comte de Vaize.
  2. […], on pourrait dire que le soldat était convaincu que la moindre défaillance du moindre des troupiers pouvait compromettre le succès de l’ensemble et la vie de tous ses camarades - et que le soldat agissait en conséquence.

This word in other languages

lesser(English)menor(Español)gering(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • miondre
  • mmoindre
  • moidnre
  • moinddre
  • moinder
  • moindrre
  • moinndre
  • moinrde
  • monidre
  • omindre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moindre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

miondre2mmoindre1moidnre2moinddre1moinder2moindrre1moinndre1moinrde2
Edit distance from "moindre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moindre"?
"moindre" is spelled M-O-I-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mwɛ̃dʁ\.
What does "moindre" mean?
As an adjective, "moindre" means: Comparatif de petit : Plus petit.
What words are commonly confused with "moindre"?
"moindre" is commonly confused with "monde", "moine", "moire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moindre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moindre" is \mwɛ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moindre" come from?
"moindre" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "moindre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list