via
French, preposition/vja/
via is spelled V-I-A (3 letters) and appears 85 times per million words in written French, the 982nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Via is a French preposition meaning “via, through, by way of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En passant par”.
What does via mean in English?
preposition
- 1
via, through, by way of
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Route antique.
noun: 1. Petit trou métallisé de circuit imprimé servant à établir un contact électrique entre deux niveaux ou plus.
preposition: 1. En passant par. 2. Par l’intermédiaire de.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of via
- vias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce via?
- /vja/
- \vja\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to via
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is via in French?
via appears 85 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).