en berne
\ɑ̃ bɛʁn\
The verdict
“en berne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’un drapeau hissé à mi-hauteur de sa hampe en signe de commisération ou de deuil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-berne · en berne · French
en berne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en berne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ bɛʁn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en berne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ bɛʁn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
en berne doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en berne, spelled E-N- -B-E-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1État d’un drapeau hissé à mi-hauteur de sa hampe en signe de commisération ou de deuil.
- 2En état de détresse.
- 3Dans un état mauvais, négatif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en berne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] ; un mât fut dressé, et le pavillon danois monta lentement pour s’arrêter à mi-drisse ; il restait en berne, un accident était donc arrivé.
Il y avait un drapeau italien en berne : signe de deuil. Le tout accompli en bonne règle… …selon un choix aristocratique dont j'ai été exclu.
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.