clé en main
\kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\
The verdict
“clé en main” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tout prêt, utilisable directement.
| 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) |
Where “clé en main” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for clé en main is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “clé en main”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-É- -E-N- -M-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.