en deux mots
\ɑ̃ dø mo\
The verdict
“en deux mots” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brièvement ; en peu de mots.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-deux-mots · en deux mots · French
en deux mots · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 deux mots |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ dø mo\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en deux mots is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ dø mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brièvement ; en peu de mots.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for en deux mots in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en deux mots, spelled E-N- -D-E-U-X- -M-O-T-S.
Definition
- 1Brièvement ; en peu de mots.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en deux mots appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En deux temps, ma valise fut bouclée, en deux mots mon histoire contée : je n’irais pas travailler pour le vainqueur et je prendrais le large.
Synonyms
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.