par-delà

\paʁ.də.la\

/\paʁ.də.la\/ prep

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The verdict

“par-delà” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plus loin que ; de l’autre côté de.

Key facts for par-delà
PropertyValue
Headwordpar-delà
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\paʁ.də.la\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “par-delà” sits in French frequency

par-delà falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

par-delà is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \paʁ.də.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plus loin que ; de l’autre côté de.".

par-delà has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is par-delà, spelled P-A-R---D-E-L-À.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plus loin que ; de l’autre côté de.

This word in other languages

beyond(English)más allá(Español)hinweg(Deutsch)

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 "par-delà"?
"par-delà" is spelled P-A-R---D-E-L-À. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.də.la\.
What does "par-delà" mean?
As a preposition, "par-delà" means: Plus loin que ; de l’autre côté de.
How do you pronounce "par-delà"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "par-delà" is \paʁ.də.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "par-delà" come from?
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Using “par-delà”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R---D-E-L-À - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ.də.la\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list