en un clin d’œil
\ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ klɛ̃ d‿œj\
The verdict
“en un clin d’œil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En un moment ; en très peu de temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-un-clin-d-il · en un clin d’œil · French
en un clin d’œil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 un clin d’œil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ klɛ̃ d‿œj\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en un clin d’œil » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en un clin d’œil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ klɛ̃ d‿œj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En un moment ; en très peu de temps.".
en un clin d’œil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en un clin d’œil, spelled E-N- -U-N- -C-L-I-N- -D-’-Œ-I-L.
Definition
- 1En un moment ; en très peu de temps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en un clin d’œil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En un clin d’œil La Mole écarta les aiguillettes de son pourpoint, et tira de sa poitrine une lettre enfermée dans une enveloppe de soie.
Pendant de longs siècles, la maison resta bien fragile. […] Les incendies fréquents, calamités de l’ancienne France, dévoraient des villages en un clin d’œil […]
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.