être de la partie

\ɛ.tʁə də la paʁ.ti\

/\ɛ.tʁə də la paʁ.ti\/ verb

The verdict

“être de la partie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être présent, ou participer.

Key facts for être de la partie
PropertyValue
Headwordêtre de la partie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ.tʁə də la paʁ.ti\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “être de la partie” sits in French frequency

être de la partie 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

être de la partie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ.tʁə də la paʁ.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for être de la partie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is être de la partie, spelled Ê-T-R-E- -D-E- -L-A- -P-A-R-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être présent, ou participer.
  2. 2
    Connaître le sujet.

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 "être de la partie"?
"être de la partie" is spelled Ê-T-R-E- -D-E- -L-A- -P-A-R-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.tʁə də la paʁ.ti\.
What does "être de la partie" mean?
As a verb, "être de la partie" means: Être présent, ou participer.
How do you pronounce "être de la partie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "être de la partie" is \ɛ.tʁə də la paʁ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "être de la partie" come from?
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Using “être de la partie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Ê-T-R-E- -D-E- -L-A- -P-A-R-T-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ.tʁə də la paʁ.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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