clé en main
\kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\
The verdict
“clé en main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tout prêt, utilisable directement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cle-en-main · clé en main · French
clé en main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | clé en main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « clé en main » en français
Rare enough to double-check
clé en main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tout prêt, utilisable directement.".
No misspelling variants are generated for clé en main in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is clé en main, spelled C-L-É- -E-N- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Tout prêt, utilisable directement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clé en main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… de nombreux missionnaires — souvent asiatiques — pleins de zèle évangélique qui veulent apporter une Église « clé en main, parfois dans une ignorance crasse de la langue et des traditions khmères ».
La faillite retentissante de Thomas Cook, un géant créé en 1841 et comptant 22 000 collaborateurs, a confirmé la fragilité des voyagistes proposant des formules clés en main (avion et hôtel).
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.