moyennant

\mwa.jɛ.nɑ̃\

/\mwa.jɛ.nɑ̃\/ prep

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The verdict

“moyennant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,424. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,424
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au moyen de, avec l’aide de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moyennant · moyennant · French

moyennant · rank #12,424 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,424
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monique

Nearest frequency peer: Monique (-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 « moyennant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « moyennant » 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
Key facts for moyennant
PropertyValue
Headwordmoyennant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\mwa.jɛ.nɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,424
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moyennant »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.moyennantse 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 « Monique » (#12,423), « multinationales » (#12,425), « minoritaire » (#12,422). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moyennant » est au #12,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around moyennant (IPA \mwa.jɛ.nɑ̃\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #12,424 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Au moyen de, avec l’aide de.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for moyennant, with forms such as "mmoyennant", "moeynnant", and "moyenannt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is moyennant, spelled M-O-Y-E-N-N-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au moyen de, avec l’aide de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wary de Dommartin la rebâtit ; d’abord bénédictin au monastère de Saint-Epvre à Toul, puis prieur de Varangéville il céda ensuite son prieuré, moyennant redevance, à Jean de Nicolinis ; […].
  2. Il entrait en qualité de « fait-diversier » dans un quotidien de Marseille, moyennant quatre-vingt-dix francs par mois.

This word in other languages

by means of(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoyennant
  • moeynnant
  • moyenannt
  • moyenant
  • moyennannt
  • moyennantt
  • moyennatn
  • moyennnat
  • moynenant
  • moyyennant
  • myoennant
  • omyennant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moyennant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmoyennant1moeynnant2moyenannt2moyenant1moyennannt1moyennantt1moyennatn2moyennnat2
Edit distance from "moyennant"

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 "moyennant"?
"moyennant" is spelled M-O-Y-E-N-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mwa.jɛ.nɑ̃\.
What does "moyennant" mean?
As a preposition, "moyennant" means: Au moyen de, avec l’aide de.
What are common misspellings of "moyennant"?
Common misspellings include "mmoyennant", "moeynnant", "moyenannt", "moyenant", "moyennannt". The correct spelling is "moyennant".
How do you pronounce "moyennant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moyennant" is \mwa.jɛ.nɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moyennant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

multiple12 variantsmessagerie12 variantsmarquées12 variantsmarquent12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list