à fond la caisse
\a fɔ̃ la kɛs\
The verdict
“à fond la caisse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À toute allure, à grande vitesse, très vite, très fort avec un véhicule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-fond-la-caisse · à fond la caisse · French
à fond la caisse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 fond la caisse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a fɔ̃ la kɛs\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à fond la caisse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a fɔ̃ la kɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À toute allure, à grande vitesse, très vite, très fort avec un véhicule.".
à fond la caisse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is à fond la caisse, spelled À- -F-O-N-D- -L-A- -C-A-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1À toute allure, à grande vitesse, très vite, très fort avec un véhicule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à fond la caisse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le douchebag adore rouler à fond la caisse sur une petite route de campagne au son d’une musique techno sans âme.
L’abbé Fennèque hélas, ne buvait ni vin ni bonne ; le vin dont il se saoulait, c’était sa moto, Peugeot rutilante qu’il enfourchait aux heures creuses quand tout M&mnoux était au turbin ou à l’école & l’aube retroussée jusqu’aux genoux, il parcourait champs & bois à fond la caisse.
This word in other languages
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.