aller simple
\a.le sɛ̃pl\
The verdict
“aller simple” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trajet dans un sens, sans retour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aller-simple · aller simple · French
aller simple · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 simple |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.le sɛ̃pl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aller simple » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aller simple is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.le sɛ̃pl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aller simple doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aller simple, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -S-I-M-P-L-E.
Definition
- 1Trajet dans un sens, sans retour.
- 2Ticket ou titre de transport, pour ce trajet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aller simple appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— On t'a dit que ce cher Flavio et son camarade bas du front avaient décroché un aller simple pour la morgue ? ai-je demandé d'un ton guilleret.
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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.