à l’abri de
\a l‿a.bʁi də\
The verdict
“à l’abri de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protégé contre, loin de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-abri-de · à l’abri de · French
à l’abri de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 l’abri de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \a l‿a.bʁi də\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à l’abri de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à l’abri de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \a l‿a.bʁi də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à l’abri de, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à l’abri de, spelled À- -L-’-A-B-R-I- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Protégé contre, loin de.
- 2Protégé par.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’abri de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cela ne constitue pas un armement bien formidable, mais au moins nous sommes à l’abri de la nécessité de nous rendre à la première sommation, si nous venions à être attaqués par un parti de flibustiers.
En terrasse au soleil, ou à l’intérieur à l’abri du mistral derrière de grandes baies vitrées, la vue est magnifique !
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.