à porte close
\a pɔʁ.tə kloz\
The verdict
“à porte close” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En secret, sans témoin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-porte-close · à porte close · French
à porte close · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à porte close |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a pɔʁ.tə kloz\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à porte close » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à porte close is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a pɔʁ.tə kloz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En secret, sans témoin.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for à porte close, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is à porte close, spelled À- -P-O-R-T-E- -C-L-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1En secret, sans témoin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à porte close appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cela s’est fait à porte close.
Nous raisonnerons de cela quand nous serons à porte close.
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.