au-dessus
\o də.sy\
The verdict
“au-dessus” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plus haut que.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au-dessus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o də.sy\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “au-dessus” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for au-dessus is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o də.sy\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for au-dessus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is au-dessus, spelled A-U---D-E-S-S-U-S.
Definition
- 1Plus haut que.
- 2En amont.
- 3Toute espèce de supériorité, de prééminence, ou d’excès.
- 4Se dit, dans le sens qui précède, pour marquer une supériorité de nombre, de durée, de valeur, etc.
- 5Ce dont une personne se dégage, s’affranchit.
- 6Ce qu’une personne dédaigne ou brave, ce dont elle ne se met point en peine.
- 7Tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral, ce qui est nuisible en soi, mais dont l’effet ou l’influence ne saurait atteindre la personne ou la chose dont on parle.
- 8Position d'un comédien qui se trouve placé sur la scène derrière un meuble ou un objet vis-à-vis du public.
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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.
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Using “au-dessus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U---D-E-S-S-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o də.sy\ (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.