d’autre part

\d‿o.tʁə paʁ\

/\d‿o.tʁə paʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“d’autre part” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’ailleurs ; par ailleurs.

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Index FR-d-autre-part · d’autre part · French

d’autre part · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for d’autre part
PropertyValue
Headwordd’autre part
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\d‿o.tʁə paʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « d’autre part » en français

d’autre partreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

d’autre part is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿o.tʁə paʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

d’autre part doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is d’autre part, spelled D-’-A-U-T-R-E- -P-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’ailleurs ; par ailleurs.
  2. 2
    En plus ; en outre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. D’autre part, les renseignements recueillis sur la ménagère établissaient qu’elle radotait assez souvent et n’était pas capable, pour peu qu’on insistât, d’affirmer deux fois les mêmes choses.
  2. Il fallait servir d’une part M. Bergeret qui ne voulait plus prendre ses repas avec madame Bergeret et, d’une autre part, madame Bergeret dont l’existence, obstinément niée par M. Bergeret, ne se soutenait pas toutefois sans nourriture.

Synonyms

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 "d’autre part"?
"d’autre part" is spelled D-’-A-U-T-R-E- -P-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \d‿o.tʁə paʁ\.
What does "d’autre part" mean?
As an adverb, "d’autre part" means: D’ailleurs ; par ailleurs.
How do you pronounce "d’autre part"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "d’autre part" is \d‿o.tʁə paʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "d’autre part" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list