en plein dans le mille
\ɑ̃ plɛ̃ dɑ̃ l‿mil\
The verdict
“en plein dans le mille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exactement là où il fallait.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-plein-dans-le-mille · en plein dans le mille · French
en plein dans le mille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 plein dans le mille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ plɛ̃ dɑ̃ l‿mil\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en plein dans le mille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ plɛ̃ dɑ̃ l‿mil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exactement là où il fallait.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en plein dans le mille in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en plein dans le mille, spelled E-N- -P-L-E-I-N- -D-A-N-S- -L-E- -M-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Exactement là où il fallait.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en plein dans le mille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu l’as touché ! Wow, en plein dans le mille !
Si elle voulait passer pour une cruche, elle visait en plein dans le mille.
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.