en second lieu
\ɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃ ljø\
The verdict
“en second lieu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensuite, dans la seconde place de la série.
| 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) |
Where “en second lieu” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en second lieu is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃ ljø\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “en second lieu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -S-E-C-O-N-D- -L-I-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃ sə.ɡɔ̃ ljø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.