là-bas
\la.ba\
The verdict
“là-bas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En ce lieu éloigné.
Corpus desk
Index FR-la-bas · là-bas · French
là-bas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | là-bas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \la.ba\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « là-bas » en français
Rare enough to double-check
là-bas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \la.ba\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for là-bas in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 là-bas, spelled L-À---B-A-S.
Definition
- 1En ce lieu éloigné.
- 2S'adresse à une personne éloignée qu'on interpelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how là-bas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Nous sommes sous le fort de Montrouge, dit-il ; là-bas, c'est le fort de Vanves, et là-bas, tout là-bas sur une hauteur, c'est le fort d’Issy... juste devant Clamart.
Mais toujours une pensée venait l’arrêter ; il y avait là-bas, dans les Ardennes, un vieux père et une mère aux cheveux blancs qui mourraient certainement de chagrin si leur fils, […], faisait toutes ces choses qui passaient par son cerveau embrasé, aux heures lentes des nuits mauvaises.
This word in other languages
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.