donner des ailes

\dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ɛl\

/\dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ɛl\/ verb

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The verdict

“donner des ailes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Provoquer à oser tout ; rendre capable de tout.

Key facts for donner des ailes
PropertyValue
Headworddonner des ailes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ɛl\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “donner des ailes” sits in French frequency

donner des ailes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

donner des ailes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Provoquer à oser tout ; rendre capable de tout.".

Zero misspellings are on record for donner des ailes in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is donner des ailes, spelled D-O-N-N-E-R- -D-E-S- -A-I-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provoquer à oser tout ; rendre capable de tout.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "donner des ailes"?
"donner des ailes" is spelled D-O-N-N-E-R- -D-E-S- -A-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ɛl\.
What does "donner des ailes" mean?
As a verb, "donner des ailes" means: Provoquer à oser tout ; rendre capable de tout.
How do you pronounce "donner des ailes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "donner des ailes" is \dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "donner des ailes" come from?
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Using “donner des ailes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-O-N-N-E-R- -D-E-S- -A-I-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɔ.ne dɛ.z‿ɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list