à part entière

\a pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\

/\a pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De même rang ou niveau, de façon égale aux autres mais non confondue.

Key facts for à part entière
PropertyValue
Headwordà part entière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à part entière” sits in French frequency

à part entière falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

à part entière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De même rang ou niveau, de façon égale aux autres mais non confondue.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à part entière, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is à part entière, spelled À- -P-A-R-T- -E-N-T-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De même rang ou niveau, de façon égale aux autres mais non confondue.

Antonyms

de deuxième ordrede second ordrede seconde zone

This word in other languages

full-fledged(English)gleichwertig(Deutsch)

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 entière"?
"à part entière" is spelled À- -P-A-R-T- -E-N-T-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\.
What does "à part entière" mean?
As an adjective, "à part entière" means: De même rang ou niveau, de façon égale aux autres mais non confondue.
How do you pronounce "à part entière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à part entière" is \a pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à part entière" come from?
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Using “à part entière”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -P-A-R-T- -E-N-T-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list