alléguer
\a.le.ɡe\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alléguer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.le.ɡe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alléguer » en français
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
- 1Citer comme autorité, comme preuve de ce qu’on affirme, comme justification.
- 2Citer l'auteur d'une information, d'une nouvelle, etc.
- 3Mettre en avant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alléguer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La famille allégua la nécessité d’un voyage subitement ordonné par le médecin de la maison qui trempa dans cette excuse nécessaire ; […].
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.