jusqu’à la corde
\ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jusqu’à la corde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ʒys.k‿a la kɔʁd\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jusqu’à la corde » en français
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
- 1Dans un état d'usure tel qu'il laisse voir le fil d'un tissu.
- 2Dans un état avancé d’usure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jusqu’à la corde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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…
Ma sœur et moi, nous usions nos vêtements jusqu’à la corde, et même un peu au-delà.
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.