plus d’un
\ply d‿œ̃\
The verdict
“plus d’un” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deux ou plus, plusieurs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-plus-d-un · plus d’un · French
plus d’un · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | plus d’un |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ply d‿œ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plus d’un » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plus d’un is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ply d‿œ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deux ou plus, plusieurs.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plus d’un, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is plus d’un, spelled P-L-U-S- -D-’-U-N.
Definition
- 1Deux ou plus, plusieurs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plus d’un appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En effet, il n’y a pas si longtemps que la réunion des deux éléments de ce titre — préhistoire et Amérique — aurait suscité beaucoup de réticence chez plus d’un américaniste.
Ils parviennent à faire une brèche dans la muraille, et plus d’un homme brave entre par là sans crainte d’y laisser sa vie.
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.