en résumé

\ɑ̃ ʁe.zy.me\

/\ɑ̃ ʁe.zy.me\/ adv

The verdict

“en résumé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En résumant ; en récapitulant tout.

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Index FR-en-resume · en résumé · French

en résumé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 résumé
PropertyValue
Headworden résumé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɑ̃ ʁe.zy.me\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en résumé » en français

en résumén'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 résumé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ ʁe.zy.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En résumant ; en récapitulant tout.".

en résumé has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en résumé, spelled E-N- -R-É-S-U-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    En résumant ; en récapitulant tout.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En résumé, la construction en Esperanto est également éloignée de la liberté absolue du latin, qui engendre souvent lʼobscurité ou lʼéquivoque, et de la rigidité du français et de lʼallemand, qui est souvent nuisible, non seulement à lʼélégance et à la variété, mais à la logique et à la clarté.
  2. Les réponses étaient variées, parfois malaimables et parfois sympathiques, mais, en résumé, elle n’avait jamais obtenu le moindre renseignement exploitable.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "en résumé"?
"en résumé" is spelled E-N- -R-É-S-U-M-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ ʁe.zy.me\.
What does "en résumé" mean?
As an adverb, "en résumé" means: En résumant ; en récapitulant tout.
How do you pronounce "en résumé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en résumé" is \ɑ̃ ʁe.zy.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en résumé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list