à balle
\a bal\
The verdict
“à balle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À fond ; à la plus grande vitesse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-balle · à balle · French
à balle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à balle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a bal\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à balle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à balle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a bal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for à balle in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à balle, spelled À- -B-A-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1À fond ; à la plus grande vitesse.
- 2À fond ; au maximum.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à balle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ce temps c'est le kiff pour rouler à balle vite sur les flaques d'eau pour éclabousser les grosses poufs qu'on aime pas sur les trottoirs 👌🏼
ouah comment j'ai douillé ma race pour le tatouage ca saignait à balle ptdr
Synonyms
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.