file d’attente
\fil d‿a.tɑ̃t\
The verdict
“file d’attente” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Regroupement de choses ou de personnes en attente de traitement ordonné selon leur position.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | file d’attente |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fil d‿a.tɑ̃t\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “file d’attente” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
file d’attente is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fil d‿a.tɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regroupement de choses ou de personnes en attente de traitement ordonné selon leur position.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for file d’attente, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is file d’attente, spelled F-I-L-E- -D-’-A-T-T-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Regroupement de choses ou de personnes en attente de traitement ordonné selon leur position.
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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.
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Using “file d’attente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-E- -D-’-A-T-T-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fil d‿a.tɑ̃t\ (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.