aller et venir

\a.le(.ʁ‿)e və.niʁ\

/\a.le(.ʁ‿)e və.niʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se déplacer dans un sens, puis aussitôt dans le sens opposé.

Key facts for aller et venir
PropertyValue
Headwordaller et venir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.le(.ʁ‿)e və.niʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aller et venir” sits in French frequency

aller et venir 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.

Rare enough to double-check

aller et venir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le(.ʁ‿)e və.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

aller et venir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aller et venir, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -E-T- -V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se déplacer dans un sens, puis aussitôt dans le sens opposé.
  2. 2
    Circuler en tous sens, déambuler, divaguer.

Synonyms

brandouiller

This word in other languages

come and go(English)kommen und gehen(Deutsch)

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 et venir"?
"aller et venir" is spelled A-L-L-E-R- -E-T- -V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.le(.ʁ‿)e və.niʁ\.
What does "aller et venir" mean?
As a verb, "aller et venir" means: Se déplacer dans un sens, puis aussitôt dans le sens opposé.
How do you pronounce "aller et venir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aller et venir" is \a.le(.ʁ‿)e və.niʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aller et venir" come from?
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Using “aller et venir”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-L-L-E-R- -E-T- -V-E-N-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.le(.ʁ‿)e və.niʁ\ (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