aux environs de
\o.z‿ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃ də\
The verdict
“aux environs 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans un périmètre proche de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aux-environs-de · aux environs de · French
aux environs de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | aux environs de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \o.z‿ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aux environs de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aux environs de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o.z‿ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans un périmètre proche de.".
No misspelling variants are generated for aux environs de in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is aux environs de, spelled A-U-X- -E-N-V-I-R-O-N-S- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Dans un périmètre proche de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aux environs de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les bords de Seine aux environs de Rouen ont inspiré de nombreux peintres.
L'élevage intensif n'a connu un véritable développement qu'aux environs de 1950.
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.