aller de l’avant
\a.le də l‿a.vɑ̃\
The verdict
“aller de l’avant” 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) - Avancer devant soi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aller-de-l-avant · aller de l’avant · French
aller de l’avant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 de l’avant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.le də l‿a.vɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aller de l’avant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aller de l’avant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le də l‿a.vɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aller de l’avant has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aller de l’avant, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -D-E- -L-’-A-V-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Avancer devant soi.
- 2Se projeter vers l’avenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aller de l’avant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il était si fatigué qu’il n'était plus capable de se rappeler pourquoi il était si urgent de venir à bout des kilomètres restants à parcourir, mais son corps avait l’air de le savoir. Ils allaient de l’avant.
Le conseil général du Gard […] est toujours « allé de l’avant ». Il institua l’assistance aux familles nombreuses avant même le vote d’aucune loi en ce sens.
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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.