à fond les ballons

\a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\

/\a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“à fond les ballons” 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
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - À toute vitesse, à la vitesse maximum.

Key facts for à fond les ballons
PropertyValue
Headwordà fond les ballons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à fond les ballons” sits in French frequency

à fond les ballons 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 fond les ballons is 18 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "À toute vitesse, à la vitesse maximum.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à fond les ballons, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à fond les ballons, spelled À- -F-O-N-D- -L-E-S- -B-A-L-L-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    À toute vitesse, à la vitesse maximum.

This word in other languages

at full throttle(English)

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 fond les ballons"?
"à fond les ballons" is spelled À- -F-O-N-D- -L-E-S- -B-A-L-L-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\.
What does "à fond les ballons" mean?
As an adverb, "à fond les ballons" means: À toute vitesse, à la vitesse maximum.
How do you pronounce "à fond les ballons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à fond les ballons" is \a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à fond les ballons" come from?
"à fond les ballons" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “à fond les ballons”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -F-O-N-D- -L-E-S- -B-A-L-L-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\ (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