adret

\a.dʁɛ\

/\a.dʁɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“adret” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versant d’une montagne qui est le mieux exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus chaud.

Corpus desk

Index FR-adret · adret · French

adret · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for adret
PropertyValue
Headwordadret
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.dʁɛ\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « adret » en français

adretsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adret is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.dʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Versant d’une montagne qui est le mieux exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus chaud.".

adret doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is adret, spelled A-D-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versant d’une montagne qui est le mieux exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus chaud.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bien qu’il s’accompagne presque toujours du Chêne sessile et du Chêne pédonculé — le premier formant quelques taches aux adrets ensoleillés, — le Hêtre prédomine sur les autres essences […]
  2. Niché au pied de la montagne, le petit village de Versan-sur-Adret accueille l'arrivée de l'étape.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adret"?
"adret" is spelled A-D-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.dʁɛ\.
What does "adret" mean?
As a noun, "adret" means: Versant d’une montagne qui est le mieux exposé au soleil, et donc le versant le plus chaud.
How do you pronounce "adret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adret" is \a.dʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adret" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list