course à l’échalote
\kuʁ.s‿a l‿e.ʃa.lɔt\
The verdict
“course à l’échalote” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épreuve de course en duos où le second devait tenir le premier par le col et le fond du pantalon sans le lâcher.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | course à l’échalote |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kuʁ.s‿a l‿e.ʃa.lɔt\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “course à l’échalote” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
course à l’échalote is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kuʁ.s‿a l‿e.ʃa.lɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for course à l’échalote in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is course à l’échalote, spelled C-O-U-R-S-E- -À- -L-’-É-C-H-A-L-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Épreuve de course en duos où le second devait tenir le premier par le col et le fond du pantalon sans le lâcher.
- 2Jeu ou brimade enfantine consistant à pousser un camarade en le tenant d’une main par le col et de l’autre par le fond du pantalon.
- 3Manière d’expulser quelqu’un en le prenant d’une main par le col et de l’autre par le fond du pantalon.
- 4Course-poursuite ; filature ; chasse.
- 5Compétition forcenée ou surenchère (électorale, hiérarchique, etc.), souvent autour d'une idée ou d'un thème.
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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.
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Using “course à l’échalote”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-S-E- -À- -L-’-É-C-H-A-L-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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