au hasard
\o a.zaʁ\
The verdict
“au hasard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À l’aventure, inconsidérément, ou en faisant confiance au hasard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-hasard · au hasard · French
au hasard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au hasard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o a.zaʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
au hasard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o a.zaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À l’aventure, inconsidérément, ou en faisant confiance au hasard.".
au hasard doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is au hasard, spelled A-U- -H-A-S-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1À l’aventure, inconsidérément, ou en faisant confiance au hasard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au hasard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Henri posa son porte-plume sur la table et ses regards errèrent au hasard.
– Le hasard ne fait rien au hasard, ajouta Robert. J’ai entendu cela un jour dans un film et cette phrase ne m’a pas quitté. Je devais en couver l’idée. Cet inconnu qui parlait l’a mise au monde. Finalement le hasard et le moins trompeur des dieux..
This word in other languages
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.