vaille que vaille
\vaj kə vaj\
The verdict
“vaille que vaille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tant bien que mal, à tout hasard, quoi qu’il en soit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vaille-que-vaille · vaille que vaille · French
vaille que vaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vaille que vaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \vaj kə vaj\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vaille que vaille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vaille que vaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \vaj kə vaj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tant bien que mal, à tout hasard, quoi qu’il en soit.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vaille que vaille, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vaille que vaille, spelled V-A-I-L-L-E- -Q-U-E- -V-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Tant bien que mal, à tout hasard, quoi qu’il en soit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vaille que vaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le lendemain, elle avait, vaille que vaille, réuni une troupe et elle commençait une grande tournée.
Je gagnais ma vie vaille que vaille, en triant les manuscrits des autres et en rédigeant, chaque trimestre, quelque récit imbécile et violent. Je n’avais pas d’autre ambition que de gagner ma vie.
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.