à l’aveugle
\a l‿a.vœɡl\
The verdict
“à l’aveugle” 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) - Au hasard, sans lumière, sans réflexion, sans jugement, à l’abri de toute influence extérieure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-aveugle · à l’aveugle · French
à l’aveugle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à l’aveugle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a l‿a.vœɡl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à l’aveugle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à l’aveugle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a l‿a.vœɡl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au hasard, sans lumière, sans réflexion, sans jugement, à l’abri de toute influence extérieure.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à l’aveugle, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists 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’aveugle, spelled À- -L-’-A-V-E-U-G-L-E.
Definition
- 1Au hasard, sans lumière, sans réflexion, sans jugement, à l’abri de toute influence extérieure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’aveugle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il agit à l’aveugle.
Dans ce mariage, j’aperçois des avantages sociaux pour toi comme pour moi ; il est de mon intérêt de père de ne pas les repousser à l’aveugle et tout simplement par cette belle raison que tu as peur d’un homme que tu ne connais pas.
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.