en vitesse
\ɑ̃ vi.tɛs\
The verdict
“en vitesse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rapidement, sans soin particulier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-vitesse · en vitesse · French
en vitesse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 vitesse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ vi.tɛs\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en vitesse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ vi.tɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rapidement, sans soin particulier.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en vitesse in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en vitesse, spelled E-N- -V-I-T-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Rapidement, sans soin particulier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en vitesse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La sociologie américaine nous vient d'un monde où les jeunes, avant même l'invention de la pilule, avaient le droit de s'envoyer en l’air sur les banquettes arrière des voitures. Ils ne le faisaient cependant qu’en vitesse et avec un appel immodéré à la fellation.
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.