à cette heure

\a sɛ.t‿œʁ\

/\a sɛ.t‿œʁ\/ adv

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The verdict

“à cette heure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maintenant, présentement.

Key facts for à cette heure
PropertyValue
Headwordà cette heure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a sɛ.t‿œʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à cette heure” sits in French frequency

à cette heure 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.

Rare enough to double-check

à cette heure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a sɛ.t‿œʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maintenant, présentement.".

No misspelling variants are generated for à cette heure in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à cette heure, spelled À- -C-E-T-T-E- -H-E-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maintenant, présentement.

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 cette heure"?
"à cette heure" is spelled À- -C-E-T-T-E- -H-E-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a sɛ.t‿œʁ\.
What does "à cette heure" mean?
As an adverb, "à cette heure" means: Maintenant, présentement.
How do you pronounce "à cette heure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à cette heure" is \a sɛ.t‿œʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à cette heure" come from?
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Using “à cette heure”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -C-E-T-T-E- -H-E-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a sɛ.t‿œʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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