de part et d’autre
\də pa.ʁ‿e dotʁ\
The verdict
“de part et d’autre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De chaque côté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-part-et-d-autre · de part et d’autre · French
de part et d’autre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 et d’autre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də pa.ʁ‿e dotʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de part et d’autre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de part et d’autre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də pa.ʁ‿e dotʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De chaque côté.".
No misspelling variants are generated for de part et d’autre in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is de part et d’autre, spelled D-E- -P-A-R-T- -E-T- -D-’-A-U-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1De chaque côté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de part et d’autre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le mâle de la petite rainette présente deux sacs vocaux de part et d’autre de la tête.
Au mois de janvier de l’année 16, nous reprîmes position près de Beaumont, mais plus à droite, nos batteries étant de part et d’autre de Flirey, et dans les plis de terrain où elles furent assez tranquilles.
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.