à proximité
\a pʁɔk.si.mi.te\
The verdict
“à proximité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Près.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-proximite · à proximité · French
à proximité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 proximité |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a pʁɔk.si.mi.te\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à proximité » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à proximité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a pʁɔk.si.mi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Près.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for à proximité, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is à proximité, spelled À- -P-R-O-X-I-M-I-T-É.
Definition
- 1Près.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à proximité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec l’index, nous viendrons appuyer sur les cordes à proximité (c’est-à-dire pas trop loin).
Après la prise de Dinant en mai 1940, Rommel pénétrait en France via Philippeville et Chimay, tandis que Hitler établissait son quartier général à proximité, à Brûly-de-Pesche exactement, entre le 6 et le 28 juin.
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.