en commun
\ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\
The verdict
“en commun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-commun · en commun · French
en commun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 commun |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en commun » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en commun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en commun in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is en commun, spelled E-N- -C-O-M-M-U-N.
Definition
- 1Ensemble.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en commun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mettre ses ressources en commun.
Travail en commun.
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.