à l’arrache
\a l‿a.ʁaʃ\
The verdict
“à l’arrache” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - De façon rapide et négligée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-arrache · à l’arrache · French
à l’arrache · 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’arrache |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a l‿a.ʁaʃ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à l’arrache » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à l’arrache is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a l‿a.ʁaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De façon rapide et négligée.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for à l’arrache in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à l’arrache, spelled À- -L-’-A-R-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1De façon rapide et négligée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’arrache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'ai fait mes devoirs à l'arrache cette semaine, parce que j'avais trop de trucs à faire.
C'est encore une décision prise à l'arrache, sans aucune réflexion, c'est n'importe quoi.
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.