d’emblée

\dɑ̃.ble\

/\dɑ̃.ble\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Directement ; du premier effort ; du premier coup ; de plein saut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-d-emblee · d’emblée · French

d’emblée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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’emblée
PropertyValue
Headwordd’emblée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\dɑ̃.ble\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « d’emblée » en français

d’embléereste 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’emblée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃.ble\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Directement ; du premier effort ; du premier coup ; de plein saut.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for d’emblée, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is d’emblée, spelled D-’-E-M-B-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Directement ; du premier effort ; du premier coup ; de plein saut.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’y a aucune raison que ce soit simple, prévient d’emblée Béatrice Copper-Royer, psychologue clinicienne.
  2. « On a décidé de se rebeller contre l’âgisme », déclare d’emblée Natacha Dzikowski. Un combat aussi mené par Caroline Ida Ours et Nicole Tonnelle.

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’emblée"?
"d’emblée" is spelled D-’-E-M-B-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃.ble\.
What does "d’emblée" mean?
As an adverb, "d’emblée" means: Directement ; du premier effort ; du premier coup ; de plein saut.
How do you pronounce "d’emblée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "d’emblée" is \dɑ̃.ble\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "d’emblée" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list