à niveau

\a ni.vo\

/\a ni.vo\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signifie dans le jargon ferroviaire « de niveau », c'est à dire ni au-dessus ni en dessous.

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Index FR-a-niveau · à niveau · French

à niveau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 niveau
PropertyValue
Headwordà niveau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a ni.vo\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à niveau » en français

à niveaureste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à niveau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a ni.vo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Signifie dans le jargon ferroviaire « de niveau », c'est à dire ni au-dessus ni en dessous.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for à niveau in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à niveau, spelled À- -N-I-V-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signifie dans le jargon ferroviaire « de niveau », c'est à dire ni au-dessus ni en dessous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un passage à niveau est un endroit où une route et une voie ferrée se rencontrent au même niveau, contrairement à un pont-route (la route passe au-dessus de la voie ferrée) ou à un pont-rail (la voie ferrée passe au-dessus de la route)

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 niveau"?
"à niveau" is spelled À- -N-I-V-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \a ni.vo\.
What does "à niveau" mean?
As an adverb, "à niveau" means: Signifie dans le jargon ferroviaire « de niveau », c'est à dire ni au-dessus ni en dessous.
How do you pronounce "à niveau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à niveau" is \a ni.vo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à niveau" come from?
"à niveau" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list