au diable Vauvert

\o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\

/\o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\/ adv

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The verdict

“au diable Vauvert” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vraiment très loin, endroit non défini.

Key facts for au diable Vauvert
PropertyValue
Headwordau diable Vauvert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “au diable Vauvert” sits in French frequency

au diable Vauvert falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

au diable Vauvert is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vraiment très loin, endroit non défini.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for au diable Vauvert, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is au diable Vauvert, spelled A-U- -D-I-A-B-L-E- -V-A-U-V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vraiment très loin, endroit non défini.

Synonyms

KerpipichePerpète-les-OlivettesPétaouchnok

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 "au diable Vauvert"?
"au diable Vauvert" is spelled A-U- -D-I-A-B-L-E- -V-A-U-V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\.
What does "au diable Vauvert" mean?
As an adverb, "au diable Vauvert" means: Vraiment très loin, endroit non défini.
How do you pronounce "au diable Vauvert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "au diable Vauvert" is \o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "au diable Vauvert" come from?
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Using “au diable Vauvert”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-U- -D-I-A-B-L-E- -V-A-U-V-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list