à boule vue

\a bul vy\

/\a bul vy\/ adv

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The verdict

“à boule vue” 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Précipitamment, avec peu d’attention.

Key facts for à boule vue
PropertyValue
Headwordà boule vue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a bul vy\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à boule vue” sits in French frequency

à boule vue 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 à boule vue is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a bul vy\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for à boule vue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is à boule vue, spelled À- -B-O-U-L-E- -V-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Précipitamment, avec peu d’attention.
  2. 2
    Avec réflexion, en connaissance de cause.

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 boule vue"?
"à boule vue" is spelled À- -B-O-U-L-E- -V-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a bul vy\.
What does "à boule vue" mean?
As an adverb, "à boule vue" means: Précipitamment, avec peu d’attention.
How do you pronounce "à boule vue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à boule vue" is \a bul vy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à boule vue" come from?
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Using “à boule vue”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -B-O-U-L-E- -V-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a bul vy\ (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