en colonne
\ɑ̃ kɔ.lɔn\
The verdict
“en colonne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie la manière d’organiser des éléments suivant la forme d’une colonne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-colonne · en colonne · French
en colonne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 colonne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ kɔ.lɔn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en colonne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ kɔ.lɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
en colonne has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 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 colonne, spelled E-N- -C-O-L-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie la manière d’organiser des éléments suivant la forme d’une colonne.
- 2Ordre dans lequel une armée est rangée pour se disposer à la lutte.
- 3Perpendiculairement à l’axe des épaules. Qualifie généralement un bicorne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en colonne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sélectionnez les paragraphes que vous voulez disposer en colonnes.
Passer de l’ordre en colonne à l’ordre en bataille.
Antonyms
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.