à la perfection
\a la pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“à la perfection” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parfaitement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-la-perfection · à la perfection · French
à la perfection · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 perfection |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a la pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à la perfection is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a la pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parfaitement.".
à la perfection doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is à la perfection, spelled À- -L-A- -P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Parfaitement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à la perfection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle danse à la perfection.
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.