y aller
\i.j‿a.le\
The verdict
“y aller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partir, quitter le lieu où on est pour aller à un autre endroit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-y-aller · y aller · French
y aller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" 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 | y aller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \i.j‿a.le\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « y aller » en français
Rare enough to double-check
y aller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \i.j‿a.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for y aller, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is y aller, spelled Y- -A-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Partir, quitter le lieu où on est pour aller à un autre endroit.
- 2Se lancer dans une entreprise, un projet, etc. (après une période de réflexion), se lancer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how y aller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faudrait peut-être penser à y aller, il commence à se faire tard !
Avant d’y aller, tu pourrais fermer les fenêtres, s’il te plaît ?
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.