en train de
\ɑ̃ tʁɛ̃ də\
The verdict
“en train de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En cours de réalisation de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-train-de · en train de · French
en train de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 train de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ tʁɛ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en train de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en train de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ tʁɛ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En cours de réalisation de.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en train de in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 train de, spelled E-N- -T-R-A-I-N- -D-E.
Definition
- 1En cours de réalisation de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en train de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les Vallin étaient à table, en train de manger avec lenteur des tranches de pain qu’ils frottaient parcimonieusement avec un peu de beurre piqué au couteau, dans une assiette entre eux deux.
Quand nous arrivons au bout de l’étape, nous y trouvons déjà la grande koubba impériale en train de se monter […].
Synonyms
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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.