en lambeaux
\ɑ̃ lɑ̃.bo\
The verdict
“en lambeaux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plein de déchirures.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-lambeaux · en lambeaux · French
en lambeaux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 lambeaux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ lɑ̃.bo\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en lambeaux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en lambeaux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃ lɑ̃.bo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
en lambeaux has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is en lambeaux, spelled E-N- -L-A-M-B-E-A-U-X.
Definition
- 1Plein de déchirures.
- 2En très mauvais état.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en lambeaux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ah ! en voici un en loques, sale, la tête embroussaillée, les sabots trop grands, les bas troués, les genoux perçant le pantalon, le fond de culotte en lambeaux ; pâle, boursouflé, mais agile et râblé.
C’est le cas au Venezuela, où une partie de l’opposition s’interroge sur la pertinence des poursuites lancées, le 27 mars, par Washington, contre le président en place non reconnu par une partie de la communauté internationale, Nicolas Maduro, accentuant la pression américaine quand le virus menace un pays en lambeaux.
This word in other languages
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.