à quelques pas

\a kɛlk pa\

/\a kɛlk pa\/ adv

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The verdict

“à quelques pas” 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 May 6, 2026) - Juste à côté.

Key facts for à quelques pas
PropertyValue
Headwordà quelques pas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a kɛlk pa\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à quelques pas” sits in French frequency

à quelques pas 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 quelques pas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a kɛlk pa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Juste à côté.".

à quelques pas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is à quelques pas, spelled À- -Q-U-E-L-Q-U-E-S- -P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juste à côté.

Synonyms

à deux pas

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 quelques pas"?
"à quelques pas" is spelled À- -Q-U-E-L-Q-U-E-S- -P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a kɛlk pa\.
What does "à quelques pas" mean?
As an adverb, "à quelques pas" means: Juste à côté.
How do you pronounce "à quelques pas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à quelques pas" is \a kɛlk pa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à quelques pas" come from?
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Using “à quelques pas”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -Q-U-E-L-Q-U-E-S- -P-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a kɛlk pa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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