aller trop loin
\a.le tʁo lwɛ̃\
The verdict
“aller trop loin” 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) - Abuser, exagérer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aller-trop-loin · aller trop loin · French
aller trop loin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 trop loin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.le tʁo lwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aller trop loin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aller trop loin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le tʁo lwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
aller trop loin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aller trop loin, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -T-R-O-P- -L-O-I-N.
Definition
- 1Abuser, exagérer.
- 2Franchir une limite.
- 3Dans le domaine des relations sexuelles, dépasser trop tôt les bornes permises par les conventions morales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aller trop loin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je suis persuadé que, dans quatre-vingt quinze pour cent des cas, les gens qui se sont suicidés sont morts parce qu’ils n’ont pas su jusqu’où on peut aller trop loin.
Tante Simone insinuait qu’avec son fiancé elle avait « été trop loin » ; maman la défendait ; je jugeais ce débat oiseux ; mariés ou non, les étreintes de ces beaux jeunes gens ne me choquaient pas : ils s’aimaient.
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.