aller au diable
\a.le o djɑbl\
The verdict
“aller au diable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller excessivement loin, se dit pour maudire quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aller-au-diable · aller au diable · French
aller au diable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 au diable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.le o djɑbl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aller au diable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aller au diable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le o djɑbl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aller excessivement loin, se dit pour maudire quelqu’un.".
No misspelling variants are generated for aller au diable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 aller au diable, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -A-U- -D-I-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Aller excessivement loin, se dit pour maudire quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aller au diable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Il n’y a aucune justice là-dedans, rien ! Allez donc au diable !
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.