à fond les manettes

\a fɔ̃ lɛ ma.nɛt\

/\a fɔ̃ lɛ ma.nɛt\/ adv

The verdict

“à fond les manettes” 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
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - À grande vitesse.

Key facts for à fond les manettes
PropertyValue
Headwordà fond les manettes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a fɔ̃ lɛ ma.nɛt\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à fond les manettes” sits in French frequency

à fond les manettes 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 manettes is 19 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a fɔ̃ lɛ ma.nɛt\. 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 grande vitesse.".

à fond les manettes has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à fond les manettes, spelled À- -F-O-N-D- -L-E-S- -M-A-N-E-T-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    À grande vitesse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à fond les manettes"?
"à fond les manettes" is spelled À- -F-O-N-D- -L-E-S- -M-A-N-E-T-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a fɔ̃ lɛ ma.nɛt\.
What does "à fond les manettes" mean?
As an adverb, "à fond les manettes" means: À grande vitesse.
How do you pronounce "à fond les manettes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à fond les manettes" is \a fɔ̃ lɛ ma.nɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à fond les manettes" come from?
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Using “à fond les manettes”

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- -M-A-N-E-T-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a fɔ̃ lɛ ma.nɛt\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list