en rester là
\ɑ̃ ʁɛs.te la\
The verdict
“en rester là” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas continuer, s’arrêter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-rester-la · en rester là · French
en rester là · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en rester là |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ʁɛs.te la\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en rester là » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en rester là is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃ ʁɛs.te la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas continuer, s’arrêter.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en rester là, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is en rester là, spelled E-N- -R-E-S-T-E-R- -L-À.
Definition
- 1Ne pas continuer, s’arrêter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en rester là appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peut-être avions-nous tort, nous autres, d’aller plus avant. Peut-être eût-il été véritablement sage d’en rester là et ne pas rajuster les sacs d’un coup de reins, ne pas resserrer la corde, ne pas ressaisir nos piolets.
Et il est bien évident qu’il ne va pas en rester là. Mais amorcer, à sa manière, une attaque contre nous.
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.