à fond les ballons
\a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\
The verdict
“à fond les ballons” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À toute vitesse, à la vitesse maximum.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-fond-les-ballons · à fond les ballons · French
à fond les ballons · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 les ballons |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à fond les ballons is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a fɔ̃ lɛ ba.lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
- 1À toute vitesse, à la vitesse maximum.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à fond les ballons appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a vidé cette bouteille à fond les ballons, quel poivrot !
Et à fond la caisse à fond les ballons ou à fond de train, à fond de n’importe quoi, mais toujours à fond.
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.