aller à la selle

\a.le a la sɛl\

/\a.le a la sɛl\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expulser les fèces.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aller-a-la-selle · aller à la selle · French

aller à la selle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 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.

Key facts for aller à la selle
PropertyValue
Headwordaller à la selle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.le a la sɛl\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aller à la selle » en français

aller à la sellesiège 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

aller à la selle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le a la sɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expulser les fèces.".

No misspelling variants are generated for aller à la selle in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aller à la selle, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -À- -L-A- -S-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expulser les fèces.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Beaucoup de personnes croient à tort qu’il est indispensable d’aller à la selle tous les jours alors que le rythme normal des selles est de 2 ou 3 fois par jour à 2 ou 3 fois par semaine.

Synonyms

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 "aller à la selle"?
"aller à la selle" is spelled A-L-L-E-R- -À- -L-A- -S-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.le a la sɛl\.
What does "aller à la selle" mean?
As a verb, "aller à la selle" means: Expulser les fèces.
How do you pronounce "aller à la selle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aller à la selle" is \a.le a la sɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aller à la selle" come from?
"aller à la selle" 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