en nage
\ɑ̃ naʒ\
The verdict
“en nage” 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) - Couvert, mouillé de sueur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-nage · en nage · French
en nage · 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 nage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ naʒ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en nage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en nage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ naʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couvert, mouillé de sueur.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for en nage in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is en nage, spelled E-N- -N-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Couvert, mouillé de sueur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en nage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au bout d’une heure de cet exercice, les Fresnois étaient en nage. Haletants, épuisés, ils crièrent au carillonneur: […] .
Elle est revenue en nage d’une partie de cheval, et a bu à la glace ; du moins, voilà ce que dit le docteur Troussenard.
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.