flanc à flanc
\flɑ̃ a flɑ̃\
The verdict
“flanc à flanc” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Côte à côte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flanc-a-flanc · flanc à flanc · French
flanc à flanc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | flanc à flanc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \flɑ̃ a flɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
flanc à flanc is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \flɑ̃ a flɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Côte à côte.".
No misspelling variants are generated for flanc à flanc in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is flanc à flanc, spelled F-L-A-N-C- -À- -F-L-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1Côte à côte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flanc à flanc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant ces quarante années où nous avons souffert flanc à flanc, tu as trouvé la force d’éviter toute parole un peu profonde, tu as toujours tourné court.
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.