clés en main
\kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\
The verdict
“clés 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de clé en main.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cles-en-main · clés en main · French
clés en main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | clés en main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « clés en main » en français
Rare enough to double-check
clés 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: "Pluriel de clé en main.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for clés en main, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is clés en main, spelled C-L-É-S- -E-N- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de clé en main.
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.