aller voir

\a.le vwaʁ\

/\a.le vwaʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller quelque part pour se rendre compte de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aller-voir · aller voir · French

aller voir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for aller voir
PropertyValue
Headwordaller voir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.le vwaʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aller voir » en français

aller voirreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aller voir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.le vwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aller voir, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aller voir, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -V-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller quelque part pour se rendre compte de quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Aller chez quelqu’un pour lui faire visite, pour lui rendre ses devoirs, pour l’entretenir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aller voir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mais auparavant, il décida d’aller voir lui-même ce qui se tramait par là-bas, aux limites du Zoulouland voisin.
  2. Je suis allé le voir deux fois.

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 voir"?
"aller voir" is spelled A-L-L-E-R- -V-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.le vwaʁ\.
What does "aller voir" mean?
As a verb, "aller voir" means: Aller quelque part pour se rendre compte de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "aller voir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aller voir" is \a.le vwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aller voir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list