en un tour de main
\ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ tuʁ də mɛ̃\
The verdict
“en un tour de main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Très vite
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en un tour de main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ tuʁ də mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “en un tour de main” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
en un tour de main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ tuʁ də mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très vite".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for en un tour de main, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en un tour de main, spelled E-N- -U-N- -T-O-U-R- -D-E- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Très vite
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.
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Using “en un tour de main”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -U-N- -T-O-U-R- -D-E- -M-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.n‿œ̃ tuʁ də mɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.