d’heure en heure
\d‿œ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œʁ\
The verdict
“d’heure en heure” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Heure après heure.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | d’heure en heure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿œ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “d’heure en heure” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for d’heure en heure is 16 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \d‿œ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for d’heure en heure, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is d’heure en heure, spelled D-’-H-E-U-R-E- -E-N- -H-E-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Heure après heure.
- 2Chaque heure davantage.
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 “d’heure en heure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-’-H-E-U-R-E- -E-N- -H-E-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \d‿œ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œʁ\ (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.