à la mode
\a la mɔd\
The verdict
“à la mode” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selon les goûts ou les mœurs du moment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-la-mode · à la mode · French
à la mode · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 mode |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a la mɔd\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à la mode is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a la mɔd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
à la mode doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à la mode, spelled À- -L-A- -M-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Selon les goûts ou les mœurs du moment.
- 2À la mode de ; à la manière de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à la mode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jamais les fleurs naturelles n'ont été plus à la mode que maintenant, et nos appartements ressemblent à des jardins; […].
C'était le mercredi 15 novembre de l'an de grâce 1665. Ce soir-là, il y avait petit souper et grande compagnie, rue Vieille-du-Temple, chez La Vienne, le baigneur à la mode, l'étuviste en renom, le barbier du monde élégant.
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.