en second lieu
\ɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃ ljø\
The verdict
“en second lieu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensuite, dans la seconde place de la série.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-second-lieu · en second lieu · French
en second lieu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 second lieu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃ ljø\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en second lieu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en second lieu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃ ljø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensuite, dans la seconde place de la série.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for en second lieu, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 second lieu, spelled E-N- -S-E-C-O-N-D- -L-I-E-U.
Definition
- 1Ensuite, dans la seconde place de la série.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en second lieu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les effigies qu’on publia de lui soulignaient d’abord une immense moustache noire et, en second lieu, derrière la moustache, un air farouchement irascible.
L’année des Sciences naturelles et des Beaux-Arts, comprenant : en premier lieu, la physique et les sciences naturelles ; en second lieu, les beaux-arts, les mathématiques, la littérature et la poésie; en troisième lieu, l’histoire des civilisations.
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.