auprès de

\o.pʁɛ də\

/\o.pʁɛ də\/ prep

The verdict

“auprès de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. 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) - Dans le voisinage de ; dans la proximité de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aupres-de · auprès de · French

auprès de · 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.

Key facts for auprès de
PropertyValue
Headwordauprès de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\o.pʁɛ də\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « auprès de » en français

auprès desiège 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

auprès de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o.pʁɛ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auprès de, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is auprès de, spelled A-U-P-R-È-S- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans le voisinage de ; dans la proximité de.
  2. 2
    Se dit aussi en parlant du séjour, de la présence habituelle et fréquente d’une personne auprès d’une autre.
  3. 3
    Rattaché à, dépendant, subordonné de.
  4. 4
    Dans l’esprit, dans l’opinion de quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    En s’adressant à.
  6. 6
    Au prix ; en comparaison de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Claire, à qui vous voulez bien vous intéresser, est en ce moment chez lady Blakstone, une amie de ma famille, auprès de Paris.
  2. Henriette […] arracha la désolée Ernestine d’auprès de son lit, la conduisit chez sa parente, […].

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auprès de"?
"auprès de" is spelled A-U-P-R-È-S- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.pʁɛ də\.
What does "auprès de" mean?
As a preposition, "auprès de" means: Dans le voisinage de ; dans la proximité de.
How do you pronounce "auprès de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auprès de" is \o.pʁɛ də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auprès de" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list