à l’envers
\a l‿ɑ̃.vɛʁ\
The verdict
“à l’envers” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le sens inverse au sens correct.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-envers · à l’envers · French
à l’envers · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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’envers |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a l‿ɑ̃.vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à l’envers » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à l’envers is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a l‿ɑ̃.vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for à l’envers in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is à l’envers, spelled À- -L-’-E-N-V-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Dans le sens inverse au sens correct.
- 2Du mauvais côté.
- 3Mal.
- 4De façon troublée, sans être en entière possession de soi-même.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’envers appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dit à l’envers, supercalifragilisticexpidelilicieux fait delilicieuxaliexpilsitkfragilicalisuper.
Préviens ta femme de ton arrivée. Ça me laissera le temps de passer tranquillement mon froc et de ne pas enfiler, dans la précipitation, mon slip à l'envers.
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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.