plus tôt

\ply to\

/\ply to\/ adv

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The verdict

“plus tôt” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Auparavant, dans un moment antérieur, dans un temps plus court.

Key facts for plus tôt
PropertyValue
Headwordplus tôt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ply to\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plus tôt” sits in French frequency

plus tôt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for plus tôt is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ply to\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Auparavant, dans un moment antérieur, dans un temps plus court.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plus tôt, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is plus tôt, spelled P-L-U-S- -T-Ô-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auparavant, dans un moment antérieur, dans un temps plus court.

Antonyms

plus tard

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 "plus tôt"?
"plus tôt" is spelled P-L-U-S- -T-Ô-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ply to\.
What does "plus tôt" mean?
As an adverb, "plus tôt" means: Auparavant, dans un moment antérieur, dans un temps plus court.
How do you pronounce "plus tôt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plus tôt" is \ply to\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plus tôt" come from?
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Using “plus tôt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-L-U-S- -T-Ô-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ply to\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list