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 September 3, 2026) - Regroupement de choses ou de personnes en attente de traitement ordonné selon leur position.
Corpus desk
Index FR-file-d-attente · file d’attente · French
file d’attente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « file d’attente » en français
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how file d’attente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme pour les boîtes de nuit et les restos à la mode, il suffit de voir une file d’attente pour avoir aussitôt envie d’en être.
La popularité de ce plat – un mélange entre la tourtière et la poutine – n’est plus à prouver. Encore la fin de semaine dernière, la file d’attente à l’extérieur du commerce faisait le tour du bâtiment de Saint-Ambroise qui abrite cette «usine à tourtine».
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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.