de part en part
\də pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃ paʁ\
The verdict
“de part en 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’un côté à l’autre ; d’une surface à l’autre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-part-en-part · de part en part · French
de part en part · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de part en part |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃ paʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de part en part » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de part en part is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də pa.ʁ‿ɑ̃ paʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’un côté à l’autre ; d’une surface à l’autre.".
No misspelling variants are generated for de part en part in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is de part en part, spelled D-E- -P-A-R-T- -E-N- -P-A-R-T.
Definition
- 1D’un côté à l’autre ; d’une surface à l’autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de part en part appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tous les yeux se portèrent sur l’oiseau, qui s’arrêta comme si un éclair invisible l’eût frappé, et qui tomba, percé de part en part, d’une hauteur telle qu’on n’eût pas même cru que la flèche aurait pu l’y suivre.
Quand on veut que la cheville fasse tirage, on perce d'abord la mortaise de part en part, le tenon n'y étant pas ; […].
This word in other languages
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