en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire

\ɑ̃ mwɛ̃ də tɑ̃ k‿il nə fo puʁ lə diʁ\

/\ɑ̃ mwɛ̃ də tɑ̃ k‿il nə fo puʁ lə diʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire” 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
44
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En très peu de temps.

Key facts for en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire
PropertyValue
Headworden moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɑ̃ mwɛ̃ də tɑ̃ k‿il nə fo puʁ lə diʁ\
Letters44
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire” sits in French frequency

en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire is 44 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ mwɛ̃ də tɑ̃ k‿il nə fo puʁ lə diʁ\. 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: "En très peu de temps.".

Zero misspellings are on record for en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire, spelled E-N- -M-O-I-N-S- -D-E- -T-E-M-P-S- -Q-U-’-I-L- -N-E- -F-A-U-T- -P-O-U-R- -L-E- -D-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En très peu de temps.

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 moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire"?
"en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire" is spelled E-N- -M-O-I-N-S- -D-E- -T-E-M-P-S- -Q-U-’-I-L- -N-E- -F-A-U-T- -P-O-U-R- -L-E- -D-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ mwɛ̃ də tɑ̃ k‿il nə fo puʁ lə diʁ\.
What does "en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire" mean?
As an adverb, "en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire" means: En très peu de temps.
How do you pronounce "en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire" is \ɑ̃ mwɛ̃ də tɑ̃ k‿il nə fo puʁ lə diʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire" come from?
"en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “en moins de temps qu’il ne faut pour le dire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N- -M-O-I-N-S- -D-E- -T-E-M-P-S- -Q-U-’-I-L- -N-E- -F-A-U-T- -P-O-U-R- -L-E- -D-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃ mwɛ̃ də tɑ̃ k‿il nə fo puʁ lə diʁ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list