à plus

\a plys\

/\a plys\/ intj

The verdict

“à plus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Au revoir, à plus tard.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-plus · à plus · French

à plus · 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 plus
PropertyValue
Headwordà plus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\a plys\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à plus » en français

à plusreste 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 plus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \a plys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au revoir, à plus tard.".

No misspelling variants are generated for à plus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 plus, spelled À- -P-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au revoir, à plus tard.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La façon de prendre congé en dit long sur celui qui part. Par exemple, lors de sa dernière apparition publique, le 27 février 2013, le pape Benoît XVI a lancé un « merci » aux 150 000 personnes rassemblées place Saint-Pierre. … Pour dire au revoir, les autres, ceux qui ne sont pas papes, utilisent volontiers « à plus », signifiant à plus tard. Sans autre…

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 plus"?
"à plus" is spelled À- -P-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a plys\.
What does "à plus" mean?
As an interjection, "à plus" means: Au revoir, à plus tard.
How do you pronounce "à plus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à plus" is \a plys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à plus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list