à deux pas

\a dø pa\

/\a dø pa\/ adv

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Juste à côté.

Key facts for à deux pas
PropertyValue
Headwordà deux pas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a dø pa\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à deux pas” sits in French frequency

à deux pas 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 deux pas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a dø pa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juste à côté.".

Zero misspellings are on record for à deux pas in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à deux pas, spelled À- -D-E-U-X- -P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juste à côté.

Synonyms

à quelques pas

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 deux pas"?
"à deux pas" is spelled À- -D-E-U-X- -P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a dø pa\.
What does "à deux pas" mean?
As an adverb, "à deux pas" means: Juste à côté.
How do you pronounce "à deux pas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à deux pas" is \a dø pa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à deux pas" come from?
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Using “à deux pas”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -D-E-U-X- -P-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a dø pa\ (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