à l’aveuglette
\a l‿a.vœ.ɡlɛt\
The verdict
“à l’aveuglette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À tâtons, ou sans voir ce qu’on aurait normalement besoin de voir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-aveuglette · à l’aveuglette · French
à l’aveuglette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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’aveuglette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a l‿a.vœ.ɡlɛt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à l’aveuglette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à l’aveuglette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a l‿a.vœ.ɡlɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for à l’aveuglette in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à l’aveuglette, spelled À- -L-’-A-V-E-U-G-L-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1À tâtons, ou sans voir ce qu’on aurait normalement besoin de voir.
- 2En se confiant au hasard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’aveuglette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Très intelligent, aussi, au moment de lancer à l’aveuglette, Hakimi en profondeur.
Il s’avança à l’aveuglette dans les eaux noires et lisses.
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.