à droite

\a dʁwat\

/\a dʁwat\/ adv

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Du côté droit ; à main droite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-droite · à droite · French

à droite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 droite
PropertyValue
Headwordà droite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a dʁwat\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “à droite” se place dans la fréquence du français

à droiten'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à droite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a dʁwat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

à droite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à droite, spelled À- -D-R-O-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Du côté droit ; à main droite.
  2. 2
    Du courant politique de la droite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how à droite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les cheminées et les toits de chaume, à droite et à gauche de la route, dépassaient à peine les montagnes de neige, […].
  2. Pendant de longues heures nous marchons en silence, ne regardant ni à droite ni à gauche, la tête baissée sous nos capuchons pour nous garantir de l'ondée cinglante.

Antonyms

à gauche

This word in other languages

rechts(Deutsch)

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 droite"?
"à droite" is spelled À- -D-R-O-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a dʁwat\.
What does "à droite" mean?
As an adverb, "à droite" means: Du côté droit ; à main droite.
How do you pronounce "à droite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à droite" is \a dʁwat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à droite" come from?
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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