en confidence
\ɑ̃ kɔ̃.fi.dɑ̃s\
The verdict
“en confidence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Secrètement, sous le sceau du secret.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-confidence · en confidence · French
en confidence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 confidence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ kɔ̃.fi.dɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en confidence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ kɔ̃.fi.dɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Secrètement, sous le sceau du secret.".
No misspelling variants are generated for en confidence in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en confidence, spelled E-N- -C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Secrètement, sous le sceau du secret.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en confidence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je vous dis cela en confidence. — Parler en confidence.
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.