en hâte

\ɑ̃ at\

/\ɑ̃ at\/ adv

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.

Key facts for en hâte
PropertyValue
Headworden hâte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɑ̃ at\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en hâte » en français

en hâtereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Sans perdre aucun temps.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how en hâte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. « Sachant par moi que nous devions bientôt visiter de fond en comble une propriété voisine de Dieppe, elle s’y est rendue en hâte… »
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "en hâte"?
"en hâte" is spelled E-N- -H-Â-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ at\.
What does "en hâte" mean?
As an adverb, "en hâte" means: Sans perdre aucun temps.
How do you pronounce "en hâte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en hâte" is \ɑ̃ at\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en hâte" come from?
"en hâte" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list