en un éclair
\ɑ̃ œ̃ e.klɛʁ\
The verdict
“en un éclair” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très rapidement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-un-eclair · en un éclair · French
en un éclair · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 éclair |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ œ̃ e.klɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en un éclair is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ œ̃ e.klɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très rapidement.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for en un éclair, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en un éclair, spelled E-N- -U-N- -É-C-L-A-I-R.
Definition
- 1Très rapidement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en un éclair appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La crosse du pouchka est sortie de son ceinturon et a volé en un éclair sur le crâne de Nono.
De ce point de vue, plus de choses ont changé ces cinq dernières années qu’au cours du siècle passé, notamment en France, où la scène cocktail a muté en un éclair.
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.