par la suite

\paʁ la sɥit\

/\paʁ la sɥit\/ adv

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The verdict

“par la suite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dans les temps qui ont suivi.

Key facts for par la suite
PropertyValue
Headwordpar la suite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\paʁ la sɥit\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “par la suite” sits in French frequency

par la suite 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 la suite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \paʁ la sɥit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans les temps qui ont suivi.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for par la suite, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is par la suite, spelled P-A-R- -L-A- -S-U-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans les temps qui ont suivi.

Synonyms

ensuiteaprès

This word in other languages

afterward(English)später(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 la suite"?
"par la suite" is spelled P-A-R- -L-A- -S-U-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ la sɥit\.
What does "par la suite" mean?
As an adverb, "par la suite" means: Dans les temps qui ont suivi.
How do you pronounce "par la suite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "par la suite" is \paʁ la sɥit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "par la suite" come from?
"par la suite" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “par la suite”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R- -L-A- -S-U-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ la sɥit\ (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