par le travers
The verdict
“par le travers” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À travers, d’un côté à l'autre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-par-le-travers · par le travers · French
par le travers · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 le travers |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « par le travers » en français
Rare enough to double-check
par le travers is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for par le travers in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is par le travers, spelled P-A-R- -L-E- -T-R-A-V-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1À travers, d’un côté à l'autre.
- 2Dans la position générale du navire ou de l’aéronef par rapport à un repère, qui se trouve à la perpendiculaire à droite ou à gauche de la route suivie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how par le travers appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu n’en reviendras pas vieux joueur de manille Qu'un obus a coupé par le travers en deux Pour une fois qu’il avait un jeu du tonnerre.
Le radio relève au cadre radiogoniométrique de bord l’île Fernando et Noracha par le travers.
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.