à votre santé
\a vɔtʁ sɑ̃.te\
The verdict
“à votre santé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - Formule traditionnelle échangée entre convives pour trinquer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-votre-sante · à votre santé · French
à votre santé · 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 votre santé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \a vɔtʁ sɑ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
à votre santé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \a vɔtʁ sɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Formule traditionnelle échangée entre convives pour trinquer.".
No misspelling variants are generated for à votre santé in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à votre santé, spelled À- -V-O-T-R-E- -S-A-N-T-É.
Definition
- 1Formule traditionnelle échangée entre convives pour trinquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à votre santé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— À votre santé, Stowell ! et je levai mon verre. Au grand Stowell ! — À la santé de Grant ! — À la vôtre à tous… Pauvres diables !
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.