à la vérité

\a la ve.ʁi.te\

/\a la ve.ʁi.te\/ adv

The verdict

“à la vérité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À dire vrai.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-la-verite · à la vérité · French

à la vérité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 la vérité
PropertyValue
Headwordà la vérité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a la ve.ʁi.te\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à la vérité » en français

à la véritén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à la vérité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a la ve.ʁi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À dire vrai.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à la vérité, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à la vérité, spelled À- -L-A- -V-É-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    À dire vrai.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais c'était un bateau négrier et ses propriétaires n'aimaient pas voir des trous dans leur coque. À la vérité, personne ne s'était beaucoup soucié de ces fonds de cale lorsque le bateau subissait des travaux de carénage.
  2. Le monde de Kafka est à la vérité un univers indicible où l’homme se donne le luxe torturant de pêcher dans une baignoire, sachant qu’il n’en sortira rien.

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 la vérité"?
"à la vérité" is spelled À- -L-A- -V-É-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \a la ve.ʁi.te\.
What does "à la vérité" mean?
As an adverb, "à la vérité" means: À dire vrai.
How do you pronounce "à la vérité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à la vérité" is \a la ve.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à la vérité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list