à la dérobade
\a la de.ʁɔ.bad\
The verdict
“à la dérobade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subrepticement, sans se faire voir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-la-derobade · à la dérobade · French
à la dérobade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 la dérobade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a la de.ʁɔ.bad\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à la dérobade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a la de.ʁɔ.bad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Subrepticement, sans se faire voir.".
No misspelling variants are generated for à la dérobade in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à la dérobade, spelled À- -L-A- -D-É-R-O-B-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Subrepticement, sans se faire voir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à la dérobade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout en jouant son rôle, elle tournait à la dérobade les yeux vers la loge où trônait, avec l’orgueil dédaigneux et tranquille d’une perfection sûre d’elle-même, l’altière beauté que, dans son humilité, elle n’osait appeler sa rivale.
Synonyms
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.