en aucun cas
\ɑ̃.n‿o.kœ̃ kɑ\
The verdict
“en aucun cas” 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jamais ; sans aucune acceptabilité ou possibilité.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en aucun cas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.n‿o.kœ̃ kɑ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “en aucun cas” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en aucun cas is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.n‿o.kœ̃ kɑ\. 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: "Jamais ; sans aucune acceptabilité ou possibilité.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for en aucun cas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en aucun cas, spelled E-N- -A-U-C-U-N- -C-A-S.
Definition
- 1Jamais ; sans aucune acceptabilité ou possibilité.
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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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- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -A-U-C-U-N- -C-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.