à l’exclusion de

\a l‿ɛks.kly.zjɔ də\

/\a l‿ɛks.kly.zjɔ də\/ prep

The verdict

“à l’exclusion de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Telle personne ou telle chose étant exclue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-l-exclusion-de · à l’exclusion de · French

à l’exclusion de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 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.

Key facts for à l’exclusion de
PropertyValue
Headwordà l’exclusion de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\a l‿ɛks.kly.zjɔ də\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à l’exclusion de » en français

à l’exclusion desiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à l’exclusion de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \a l‿ɛks.kly.zjɔ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Telle personne ou telle chose étant exclue.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for à l’exclusion de in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à l’exclusion de, spelled À- -L-’-E-X-C-L-U-S-I-O-N- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Telle personne ou telle chose étant exclue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how à l’exclusion de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On leur accorda de faire des importations en Angleterre, à l’exclusion de tous les autres pays.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à l’exclusion de"?
"à l’exclusion de" is spelled À- -L-’-E-X-C-L-U-S-I-O-N- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a l‿ɛks.kly.zjɔ də\.
What does "à l’exclusion de" mean?
As a preposition, "à l’exclusion de" means: Telle personne ou telle chose étant exclue.
How do you pronounce "à l’exclusion de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à l’exclusion de" is \a l‿ɛks.kly.zjɔ də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à l’exclusion de" come from?
"à l’exclusion de" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list