à part

\a paʁ\

/\a paʁ\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-part · à part · French

à part · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 part
PropertyValue
Headwordà part
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a paʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à part » en français

à partn'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 part is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a paʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Séparément.".

No misspelling variants are generated for à part in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à part, spelled À- -P-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Séparément.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après cet entretien, le bachelier me tira à part et me dit : […]
  2. Elles embrassent les divers groupes des animaux inférieurs, et marquent dans l’histoire de la question qui nous occupe, une époque nouvelle, qui doit être examinée à part.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à part"?
"à part" is spelled À- -P-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a paʁ\.
What does "à part" mean?
As an adverb, "à part" means: Séparément.
How do you pronounce "à part"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à part" is \a paʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à part" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list