en personne

\ɑ̃ pɛʁ.sɔn\

/\ɑ̃ pɛʁ.sɔn\/ adj

The verdict

“en personne” 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) - Incarné.

Corpus desk

Index FR-en-personne · en personne · French

en personne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 personne
PropertyValue
Headworden personne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃ pɛʁ.sɔn\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en personne » en français

en personnen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

en personne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃ pɛʁ.sɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incarné.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for en personne in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 personne, spelled E-N- -P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Incarné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La Mort en personne.
  2. Cette fille de rien, cette enfant du Diable, n’était là que pour mettre son couple à l’épreuve de son vice. Et son idiot de mari qui ne voyait rien, ne comprenait rien ! Ou bien, pire, qui complotait avec le Malin en personne, qui lui avait peut-être même déjà vendu son âme, allez savoir ?

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 personne"?
"en personne" is spelled E-N- -P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ pɛʁ.sɔn\.
What does "en personne" mean?
As an adjective, "en personne" means: Incarné.
How do you pronounce "en personne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en personne" is \ɑ̃ pɛʁ.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en personne" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list