en cachette
\ɑ̃ ka.ʃɛt\
The verdict
“en cachette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En secret : à la dérobée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-cachette · en cachette · French
en cachette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 cachette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ka.ʃɛt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en cachette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en cachette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ ka.ʃɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En secret : à la dérobée.".
No misspelling variants are generated for en cachette in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is en cachette, spelled E-N- -C-A-C-H-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1En secret : à la dérobée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en cachette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Souvenez-vous des paroles de nos pères théologiens, Hurtado de Mendoza et Sanchez, qui ont prouvé qu’on peut tuer en cachette son ennemi, puisque l’on évite par ce moyen deux péchés : celui d’exposer sa vie, et celui de se battre en duel. C’est d’après ce grand principe consolateur que j’ai toujours agi.
Puisque j'arrivais à tenir et à diriger un porte-plume, pourquoi pas aussi un petit pinceau ? En cachette, j’essayai, je m’évertuai, j’éduquai mes doigts et mon poignet et j’arrivai à un résultat relativement satisfaisant.
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.