au diable Vauvert
\o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\
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 September 3, 2026) - Vraiment très loin, endroit non défini.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-diable-vauvert · au diable Vauvert · French
au diable Vauvert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | au diable Vauvert |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o dja.blə vo.vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au diable Vauvert » en français
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
- 1Vraiment très loin, endroit non défini.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au diable Vauvert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme chaque fois que les événements l’imposent, Alphonse débarque d’on ne sait où pour s’enquérir de la situation et dispenser ses conseils, avant de repartir tout aussi vite au diable Vauvert.
Maintenant, les corbillards à tombeau grand ouvert Emportent les trépassés jusqu’au diable vauvert.
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.