zumindest

Adverb

 * 1) at least

Usage notes

 * Although zumindest and can often be used interchangeably, there is a tendency to distinguish them. Mindestens is preferred when there is an actual ranking, particularly one involving numbers, whereas zumindest is used otherwise.
 * In the examples above, mindestens could be used alternatively in the first sentence, whereas it would sound awkward in the second. The difference is that sentence 2 does not express a requirement or lower limit but simply the insufficiency of the addressed person’s efforts.