au large
\o laʁʒ\
The verdict
“au large” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En établissant plus spacieusement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-large · au large · French
au large · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 large |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o laʁʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au large » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au large is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o laʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
au large has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is au large, spelled A-U- -L-A-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1En établissant plus spacieusement.
- 2Dans un état plus commode, plus opulent.
- 3La haute mer, par opposition à la côte. En haute mer, en se référant au point de la côte le plus rapproché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au large appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je suis au large dans ce fauteuil.
Vous êtes trop pressé, trop serré, mettez-vous un peu au large.
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.