en un mot

\ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\

/\ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\/ adv

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.

Key facts for en un mot
PropertyValue
Headworden un mot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en un mot » en français

en un motn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Bref ; enfin ; en peu de mots.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how en un mot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est bon, vertueux, désintéressé, généreux ; en un mot, c’est un homme accompli.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "en un mot"?
"en un mot" is spelled E-N- -U-N- -M-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\.
What does "en un mot" mean?
As an adverb, "en un mot" means: Bref ; enfin ; en peu de mots.
How do you pronounce "en un mot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en un mot" is \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ mo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en un mot" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list