en un mot
\ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\
The verdict
“en un mot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bref ; enfin ; en peu de mots.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-un-mot · en un mot · French
en un mot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 mot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en un mot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en un mot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bref ; enfin ; en peu de mots.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en un mot, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en un mot, spelled E-N- -U-N- -M-O-T.
Definition
- 1Bref ; enfin ; en peu de mots.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en un mot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est bon, vertueux, désintéressé, généreux ; en un mot, c’est un homme accompli.
Par suite de ce traitement individuel, toutes notions d’âge et de révolution s’effacent au profit de la prise en compte de la qualité, de la vitalité, de la productivité, de la grosseur, de la valeur commerciale de chaque arbre en un mot, de sa capacité à remplir ses fonctions.
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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.