aller à l’essentiel
\a.le a l‿e.sɑ̃.sjɛl\
The verdict
“aller à l’essentiel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entrer directement dans le vif du sujet sans s’encombrer de précautions oratoires.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aller-a-l-essentiel · aller à l’essentiel · French
aller à l’essentiel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | aller à l’essentiel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.le a l‿e.sɑ̃.sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aller à l’essentiel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aller à l’essentiel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le a l‿e.sɑ̃.sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for aller à l’essentiel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aller à l’essentiel, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -À- -L-’-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Entrer directement dans le vif du sujet sans s’encombrer de précautions oratoires.
- 2abréger un discours et n’en garder que les idées fortes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aller à l’essentiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cela témoigne d’un esprit de synthèse, d’une capacité à aller à l’essentiel.
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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.