en hâte
\ɑ̃ at\
The verdict
“en hâte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans perdre aucun temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-hate · en hâte · French
en hâte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 hâte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ at\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en hâte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en hâte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ at\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans perdre aucun temps.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en hâte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is en hâte, spelled E-N- -H-Â-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sans perdre aucun temps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en hâte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Sachant par moi que nous devions bientôt visiter de fond en comble une propriété voisine de Dieppe, elle s’y est rendue en hâte… »
Moins timides, les merlesses se refaisaient en hâte un brin de toilette sur leur branche et regardaient passer le jeune homme d'un œil frais.
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.