en deux mots
\ɑ̃ dø mo\
The verdict
“en deux mots” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Brièvement ; en peu de mots.
| 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) |
Where “en deux mots” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en deux mots is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ dø mo\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -D-E-U-X- -M-O-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃ dø mo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.