aller droit au but

\a.le dʁwa.t‿o byt\

/\a.le dʁwa.t‿o byt\/ verb

The verdict

“aller droit au but” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aller directement à la fin, dire franchement les choses.

Key facts for aller droit au but
PropertyValue
Headwordaller droit au but
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.le dʁwa.t‿o byt\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aller droit au but” sits in French frequency

aller droit au but falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for aller droit au but is 18 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.le dʁwa.t‿o byt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Aller directement à la fin, dire franchement les choses.".

aller droit au but has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 droit au but, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -D-R-O-I-T- -A-U- -B-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller directement à la fin, dire franchement les choses.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aller droit au but"?
"aller droit au but" is spelled A-L-L-E-R- -D-R-O-I-T- -A-U- -B-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.le dʁwa.t‿o byt\.
What does "aller droit au but" mean?
As a verb, "aller droit au but" means: Aller directement à la fin, dire franchement les choses.
How do you pronounce "aller droit au but"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aller droit au but" is \a.le dʁwa.t‿o byt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aller droit au but" come from?
"aller droit au but" 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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Using “aller droit au but”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-L-L-E-R- -D-R-O-I-T- -A-U- -B-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.le dʁwa.t‿o byt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list