jusqu’à la corde

\ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\

/\ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\/ adv

The verdict

“jusqu’à la corde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans un état d'usure tel qu'il laisse voir le fil d'un tissu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jusqu-a-la-corde · jusqu’à la corde · French

jusqu’à la corde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for jusqu’à la corde
PropertyValue
Headwordjusqu’à la corde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jusqu’à la corde » en français

jusqu’à la cordesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jusqu’à la corde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

jusqu’à la corde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is jusqu’à la corde, spelled J-U-S-Q-U-’-À- -L-A- -C-O-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans un état d'usure tel qu'il laisse voir le fil d'un tissu.
  2. 2
    Dans un état avancé d’usure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jusqu’à la corde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ses petits vêtements de coupe ancestrale, mais usés, si j’ose le dire, jusqu’à la corde et reluisants comme le corselet d’un grillon, étaient tirés à quatre épingles sur ses petits membres, et c’était une chose qui remuait profondément de voir ce joli vieillard, titulaire sans descendance d’un des Noms les plus glorieux de l’Occident, s’efforçant d’appare…
  2. Ma sœur et moi, nous usions nos vêtements jusqu’à la corde, et même un peu au-delà.

Synonyms

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 "jusqu’à la corde"?
"jusqu’à la corde" is spelled J-U-S-Q-U-’-À- -L-A- -C-O-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\.
What does "jusqu’à la corde" mean?
As an adverb, "jusqu’à la corde" means: Dans un état d'usure tel qu'il laisse voir le fil d'un tissu.
How do you pronounce "jusqu’à la corde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jusqu’à la corde" is \ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list