alea jacta est
\a.le.a ʒak.ta ɛst\
The verdict
“alea jacta est” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le sort en est jeté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alea-jacta-est · alea jacta est · French
alea jacta est · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alea jacta est |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | \a.le.a ʒak.ta ɛst\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alea jacta est » en français
Rare enough to double-check
alea jacta est is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \a.le.a ʒak.ta ɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le sort en est jeté.".
alea jacta est has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is alea jacta est, spelled A-L-E-A- -J-A-C-T-A- -E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Le sort en est jeté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alea jacta est appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alea jacta est. Le dé était jeté ! À partir du jour où l’Assemblée abandonna le droit de nommer le président de la République, l’attention du pays se détourna d’elle et de ses débats.
Alea jacta est, comme dit le rubicond M. Larousse.
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.