dès l’abord
\dɛ l‿a.bɔʁ\
The verdict
“dès l’abord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dès le premier contact (avec quelqu’un).
Corpus desk
Index FR-des-l-abord · dès l’abord · French
dès l’abord · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | dès l’abord |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɛ l‿a.bɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dès l’abord » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dès l’abord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɛ l‿a.bɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for dès l’abord in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dès l’abord, spelled D-È-S- -L-’-A-B-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Dès le premier contact (avec quelqu’un).
- 2En l’abordant ; avant toute chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dès l’abord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dès l’abord, j’ai senti que je devais me tenir sur mes gardes avec lui.
Mais maints lecteurs voudront sans doute en savoir dès l’abord davantage sur ce peuple remarquable ; certains peuvent aussi ne point posséder le premier livre.
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.