tailler la route

\ta.je la ʁut\

/\ta.je la ʁut\/ verb

The verdict

“tailler la route” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partir, prendre la route.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tailler-la-route · tailler la route · French

tailler la route · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 tailler la route
PropertyValue
Headwordtailler la route
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ta.je la ʁut\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tailler la route » en français

tailler la routereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tailler la route is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ta.je la ʁut\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tailler la route, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tailler la route, spelled T-A-I-L-L-E-R- -L-A- -R-O-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partir, prendre la route.
  2. 2
    Parcourir de longues distances, à une vitesse de croisière soutenue mais confortable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tu restes si tu veux... moi, je taille la route...
  2. Pour moi, l’expression de la liberté : tailler la route ! Je pense à la 66, au dernier épisode de Docteur House - je ne spoile pas...-, je pense à Souchon et son Tailler la zone...

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 "tailler la route"?
"tailler la route" is spelled T-A-I-L-L-E-R- -L-A- -R-O-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.je la ʁut\.
What does "tailler la route" mean?
As a verb, "tailler la route" means: Partir, prendre la route.
How do you pronounce "tailler la route"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tailler la route" is \ta.je la ʁut\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tailler la route" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list