alléguer

\a.le.ɡe\

/\a.le.ɡe\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Citer comme autorité, comme preuve de ce qu’on affirme, comme justification.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alleguer · alléguer · French

alléguer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 alléguer
PropertyValue
Headwordalléguer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.le.ɡe\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « alléguer » en français

alléguersiège 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

alléguer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le.ɡe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alléguer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is alléguer, spelled A-L-L-É-G-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Citer comme autorité, comme preuve de ce qu’on affirme, comme justification.
  2. 2
    Citer l'auteur d'une information, d'une nouvelle, etc.
  3. 3
    Mettre en avant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La famille allégua la nécessité d’un voyage subitement ordonné par le médecin de la maison qui trempa dans cette excuse nécessaire ; […].
  2. Alléguons de nouveau Tocqueville : on ne peut à la fois être désigné par les siens et leur en imposer.

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 "alléguer"?
"alléguer" is spelled A-L-L-É-G-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.le.ɡe\.
What does "alléguer" mean?
As a verb, "alléguer" means: Citer comme autorité, comme preuve de ce qu’on affirme, comme justification.
How do you pronounce "alléguer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alléguer" is \a.le.ɡe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alléguer" come from?
"alléguer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list