en entier
\ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tje\
The verdict
“en entier” 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) - Entièrement ; complétement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-entier · en entier · French
en entier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 entier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tje\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en entier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en entier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entièrement ; complétement.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en entier in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 entier, spelled E-N- -E-N-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Entièrement ; complétement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en entier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En général, pour qu'une personne puisse se voir en entier dans un miroir, la hauteur de celui-ci doit égaler au moins la moitié de la hauteur de la personne.
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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.