attirer l’attention
\a.ti.ʁe l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“attirer l’attention” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-attirer-l-attention · attirer l’attention · French
attirer l’attention · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | attirer l’attention |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.ti.ʁe l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « attirer l’attention » en français
Rare enough to double-check
attirer l’attention is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.ti.ʁe l‿a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for attirer l’attention, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is attirer l’attention, spelled A-T-T-I-R-E-R- -L-’-A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Attirer le regard, susciter la curiosité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how attirer l’attention appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au tournant d’une place, […], deux personnes, qui marchent conjointement, attirent, je ne sais pourquoi, mon attention. C’est un couple en costume de voyage.
Au moment de repartir, notre attention est attirée par une nuée de corbeaux s'agitant au-dessus d'un groupe d’êtres humains.
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.