au pas de course

\o pa də kuʁs\

/\o pa də kuʁs\/ adv

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The verdict

“au pas de course” 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
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En courant.

Key facts for au pas de course
PropertyValue
Headwordau pas de course
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\o pa də kuʁs\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “au pas de course” sits in French frequency

au pas de course 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for au pas de course is 16 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o pa də kuʁs\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "En courant.".

au pas de course doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is au pas de course, spelled A-U- -P-A-S- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En courant.

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 pas de course"?
"au pas de course" is spelled A-U- -P-A-S- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o pa də kuʁs\.
What does "au pas de course" mean?
As an adverb, "au pas de course" means: En courant.
How do you pronounce "au pas de course"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "au pas de course" is \o pa də kuʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "au pas de course" come from?
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Using “au pas de course”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-U- -P-A-S- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o pa də kuʁs\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list