à l’aise
\a.l‿ɛz\
The verdict
“à l’aise” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commodément, facilement, sans peine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-aise · à l’aise · French
à l’aise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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’aise |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a.l‿ɛz\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à l’aise is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.l‿ɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
à l’aise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à l’aise, spelled À- -L-’-A-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Commodément, facilement, sans peine.
- 2Bien installé, bien assis.
- 3Serein, confiant.
- 4Sans éprouver de difficulté pour s’exprimer.
- 5Sans souci financier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’aise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il tient six personnes à l’aise dans cette voiture.
Cette ville n’est pas éloignée, on y va à l’aise dans un jour.
Antonyms
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.