dans la distance
\dɑ̃ la dis.tɑ̃s\
The verdict
“dans la distance” 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) - Au loin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dans-la-distance · dans la distance · French
dans la distance · 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 | dans la distance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃ la dis.tɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dans la distance » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dans la distance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ la dis.tɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au loin.".
dans la distance doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 dans la distance, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-A- -D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Au loin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dans la distance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cinq avenues partant du château tracent à travers les grands bois leur dessin d’étoile. Deux d’entre elles s’arrêtent à la lisière de la forêt proprement dite, propriété aussi de la famille, et sur la lisière de laquelle on aperçoit parfois dans la distance le bond d’une biche ou la silhouette épaisse d’un sanglier.
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.