d’abord et d’une
\d‿a.bɔ.ʁ‿e.d‿yn\
The verdict
“d’abord et d’une” 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) - Tout d’abord, avant tout ; pour commencer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-d-abord-et-d-une · d’abord et d’une · French
d’abord et d’une · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | d’abord et d’une |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿a.bɔ.ʁ‿e.d‿yn\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « d’abord et d’une » en français
Rare enough to double-check
d’abord et d’une is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿a.bɔ.ʁ‿e.d‿yn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tout d’abord, avant tout ; pour commencer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for d’abord et d’une in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 d’abord et d’une, spelled D-’-A-B-O-R-D- -E-T- -D-’-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Tout d’abord, avant tout ; pour commencer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’abord et d’une appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Qu’ça n’vous inquiette pas , » disoit celle-ci; « d’abord et d’une, vot’ cher père sait qu’vous êtes avec moi, partant en sûreté : le p’tit’ gas que je lui ai envoyé ny’aura pas manqué ; y m’connoît, […] ».
JEAN, […]. Nous allons tâcher de te faire comprendre... Et d’abord et d’une... tes papiers? ARMAND. Des papiers?
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.