à la prochaine
\a la pʁɔ.ʃɛn\
The verdict
“à la prochaine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’utilise pour prendre congé de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-la-prochaine · à la prochaine · French
à la prochaine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 prochaine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \a la pʁɔ.ʃɛn\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à la prochaine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à la prochaine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \a la pʁɔ.ʃɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’utilise pour prendre congé de quelqu’un.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for à la prochaine in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is à la prochaine, spelled À- -L-A- -P-R-O-C-H-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1S’utilise pour prendre congé de quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à la prochaine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En plus, une adresse de « possible ». Eh bien ! voilà du bon travail. Merci, les Dijonnais ! Et à la prochaine...
J'y ai pensé. Bonne chance, amigo ! Et à la prochaine, ajouta-t-il tandis que les frères Knight s'engouffraient dans le 4x4 sans plus attendre.
Antonyms
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.