à un cheveu
\a œ̃ ʃə.vø\
The verdict
“à un cheveu” 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) - Presque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-un-cheveu · à un cheveu · French
à un cheveu · 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 un cheveu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a œ̃ ʃə.vø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à un cheveu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à un cheveu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a œ̃ ʃə.vø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Presque.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for à un cheveu in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à un cheveu, spelled À- -U-N- -C-H-E-V-E-U.
Definition
- 1Presque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à un cheveu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À quelques reprises, Zaza a été à un cheveu de lui dire la vérité, mais au dernier moment, un sentiment, une intuition — la pudeur ou la gêne —, lui ont dicté le silence.
Synonyms
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.