au quart de tour

\o kaʁ də tuʁ\

/\o kaʁ də tuʁ\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rapidement et de manière optimale, pour une machine, un élément mécanique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-au-quart-de-tour · au quart de tour · French

au quart de tour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for au quart de tour
PropertyValue
Headwordau quart de tour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\o kaʁ də tuʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « au quart de tour » en français

au quart de toursiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

au quart de tour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o kaʁ də tuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

au quart de tour 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 quart de tour, spelled A-U- -Q-U-A-R-T- -D-E- -T-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rapidement et de manière optimale, pour une machine, un élément mécanique.
  2. 2
    Immédiatement et rapidement, en parlant d’une personne, de ses émotions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how au quart de tour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En toutes occasions chacune connaissait son rôle et de ce fait le monde pour eux tournait au quart de tour.
  2. Un mécanicien m'aide. Je m'installe. Le moteur part au quart de tour. A trente-cinq kilomètres à l'heure je décolle et l'indicateur de vitesse, le « Badin », m'indique bientôt que ma vitesse de croisière oscille entre quatre-vingt-quinze et cent kilomètres à l'heure.

Synonyms

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 quart de tour"?
"au quart de tour" is spelled A-U- -Q-U-A-R-T- -D-E- -T-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \o kaʁ də tuʁ\.
What does "au quart de tour" mean?
As an adverb, "au quart de tour" means: Rapidement et de manière optimale, pour une machine, un élément mécanique.
How do you pronounce "au quart de tour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "au quart de tour" is \o kaʁ də tuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "au quart de tour" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list