d’emblée
\dɑ̃.ble\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | d’emblée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃.ble\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Directement ; du premier effort ; du premier coup ; de plein saut.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’emblée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’y a aucune raison que ce soit simple, prévient d’emblée Béatrice Copper-Royer, psychologue clinicienne.
« 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.
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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.