par la même occasion

\paʁ la mɛm ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\

/\paʁ la mɛm ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“par la même occasion” 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
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Du même coup.

Key facts for par la même occasion
PropertyValue
Headwordpar la même occasion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\paʁ la mɛm ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “par la même occasion” sits in French frequency

par la même occasion 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 la même occasion is 20 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ la mɛm ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\. 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: "Du même coup.".

No misspelling variants are generated for par la même occasion 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 la même occasion, spelled P-A-R- -L-A- -M-Ê-M-E- -O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Du même coup.

Synonyms

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 la même occasion"?
"par la même occasion" is spelled P-A-R- -L-A- -M-Ê-M-E- -O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ la mɛm ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\.
What does "par la même occasion" mean?
As an adverb, "par la même occasion" means: Du même coup.
How do you pronounce "par la même occasion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "par la même occasion" is \paʁ la mɛm ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "par la même occasion" come from?
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Using “par la même occasion”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R- -L-A- -M-Ê-M-E- -O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ la mɛm ɔ.ka.zjɔ̃\ (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.

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