à la diable

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The verdict

“à la diable” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit scharfer Würzung

Corpus desk

Index DE-a-la-diable · à la diable · German

à la diable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" 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.

Key facts for à la diable
PropertyValue
Headwordà la diable
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „à la diable“ im Deutschen

à la diableliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à la diable is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit scharfer Würzung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à la diable, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is à la diable, spelled À- -L-A- -D-I-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit scharfer Würzung

Synonyms

auf Teufelsartnach Teufelsart

This word in other languages

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 "à la diable"?
"à la diable" is spelled À- -L-A- -D-I-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "à la diable" mean?
As a phrase, "à la diable" means: mit scharfer Würzung
How do you pronounce "à la diable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à la diable" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à la diable" come from?
"à la diable" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list