par la suite

\paʁ la sɥit\

/\paʁ la sɥit\/ adv

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 September 3, 2026) - Dans les temps qui ont suivi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-par-la-suite · par la suite · French

par la suite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « par la suite » en français

par la suitesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how par la suite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Et l'on avait encore par la suite réglementé la pose des lacs à terre si bien que c'était de plus en plus hasardeux d'essayer d'en profiter quand les bêtes rusées refusent la « graine », à la branche !
  2. Dans les premiers temps, nous avons surtout pensé à survivre. Par la suite, nous avons tenté de reconstruire un semblant de civilisation.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list