par là même

\paʁ la mɛm\

/\paʁ la mɛm\/ adv

The verdict

“par là même” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De ce fait même, pour cette raison même, en conséquence de cela même.

Key facts for par là même
PropertyValue
Headwordpar là même
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\paʁ la mɛm\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “par là même” sits in French frequency

par là même 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for par là même is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ la mɛm\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De ce fait même, pour cette raison même, en conséquence de cela même.".

No misspelling variants are generated for par là même in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is par là même, spelled P-A-R- -L-À- -M-Ê-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De ce fait même, pour cette raison même, en conséquence de cela même.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "par là même"?
"par là même" is spelled P-A-R- -L-À- -M-Ê-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ la mɛm\.
What does "par là même" mean?
As an adverb, "par là même" means: De ce fait même, pour cette raison même, en conséquence de cela même.
How do you pronounce "par là même"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "par là même" is \paʁ la mɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "par là même" come from?
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Using “par là même”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R- -L-À- -M-Ê-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ la mɛm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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