par là
\paʁ la\
The verdict
“par là” 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 2, 2026) - Par ce lieu-là ; par ce point-là.
Corpus desk
Index FR-par-la · par là · French
par là · 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 "P" 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 | par là |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \paʁ la\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “par là” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
par là is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \paʁ la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for par là in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is par là, spelled P-A-R- -L-À.
Definition
- 1Par ce lieu-là ; par ce point-là.
- 2Par ce parti, par ce moyen, par ces paroles.
- 3Abréviation ou simplification de la locution adverbiale par là même, équivalent des locutions suivantes : de ce fait, pour cette raison, en conséquence de cela.
- 4Environ, à peu près.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how par là appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par où dois-je continuer ? — Par là ! dit-il en indiquant l’entrée de la forêt.
Passez par là.
This word in other languages
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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.