à peu de frais
\a pø də fʁɛ\
The verdict
“à peu de frais” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - En dépensant peu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-peu-de-frais · à peu de frais · French
à peu de frais · 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 peu de frais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a pø də fʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à peu de frais is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a pø də fʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
à peu de frais doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists 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 peu de frais, spelled À- -P-E-U- -D-E- -F-R-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1En dépensant peu.
- 2Sans grands efforts, facilement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à peu de frais appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce bon curé a une monomanie dont Marsillat saura tirer parti à peu de frais.
« Cette avidité d’un jeune animal, cette intelligence dans un seul être, cela me paraissait si étrange que je l’écoutais sans l’interrompre. Oui, décidément, j’étais éblouie : à peu de frais, grand Dieu ! Mais je l’étais.
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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.