à l’aide de
\a l‿ɛd də\
The verdict
“à l’aide 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 May 6, 2026) - Par l’usage de, grâce à.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à l’aide de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \a l‿ɛd də\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “à l’aide de” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
à l’aide de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \a l‿ɛd də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Par l’usage de, grâce à.".
à l’aide de has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à l’aide de, spelled À- -L-’-A-I-D-E- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Par l’usage de, grâce à.
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.
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Using “à l’aide de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is À- -L-’-A-I-D-E- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a l‿ɛd də\ (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.