à franc étrier

\a fʁɑ̃ e.tʁi.je\

/\a fʁɑ̃ e.tʁi.je\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À cheval, sans quitter la selle entre les postes, sur un cheval.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-franc-etrier · à franc étrier · French

à franc étrier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for à franc étrier
PropertyValue
Headwordà franc étrier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a fʁɑ̃ e.tʁi.je\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à franc étrier » en français

à franc étriern'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 franc étrier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a fʁɑ̃ e.tʁi.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

à franc étrier has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à franc étrier, spelled À- -F-R-A-N-C- -É-T-R-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    À cheval, sans quitter la selle entre les postes, sur un cheval.
  2. 2
    À une vive allure sur une grande distance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est neuf heures, dit Ernest à Butscha, je pars pour Paris à franc étrier, j’y puis être demain matin à dix heures.
  2. Un jour que le roi avait fait halte sur la route pour voler la pie et que les quatre amis, selon leur habitude, au lieu de suivre la chasse, s’étaient arrêtés dans un cabaret sur la grand’route, un homme qui venait de La Rochelle à franc étrier, s’arrêta à la porte pour boire un verre de vin, et plongea son regard dans l’intérieur de la chambre où étaient…

Synonyms

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 franc étrier"?
"à franc étrier" is spelled À- -F-R-A-N-C- -É-T-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a fʁɑ̃ e.tʁi.je\.
What does "à franc étrier" mean?
As an adverb, "à franc étrier" means: À cheval, sans quitter la selle entre les postes, sur un cheval.
How do you pronounce "à franc étrier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à franc étrier" is \a fʁɑ̃ e.tʁi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à franc étrier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list