en cinq sec
\ɑ̃ sɛ̃k sɛk\
The verdict
“en cinq sec” 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) - Au jeu de l’écarté, réussir en cinq points.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-cinq-sec · en cinq sec · French
en cinq sec · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 cinq sec |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ sɛ̃k sɛk\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en cinq sec » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en cinq sec is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ sɛ̃k sɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for en cinq sec in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en cinq sec, spelled E-N- -C-I-N-Q- -S-E-C.
Definition
- 1Au jeu de l’écarté, réussir en cinq points.
- 2Rapidement, sans traîner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en cinq sec appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’épouvantable catastrophe du Métropolitain a remis ce dernier à la mode, et il me semble que le moment est venu pour moi d’exposer en cinq sec mon projet personnel qui est très simple, sans fumée ni odeur et tout bonnement épatant.
Personnellement, je suis beau joueur, et si mon candidat est battu, j’en prends mon parti en cinq sec.
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.