en vrac
\ɑ̃ vʁak\
The verdict
“en vrac” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans être emballé, conditionné ou arrimé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-vrac · en vrac · French
en vrac · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 vrac |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ vʁak\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en vrac is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ vʁak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
en vrac doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is en vrac, spelled E-N- -V-R-A-C.
Definition
- 1Sans être emballé, conditionné ou arrimé.
- 2Pêle-mêle, en désordre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en vrac appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La vente en vrac ne supprime certes pas tous les emballages. Ces derniers restent nécessaires pour transporter le produit du lieu de production jusqu’au magasin, et de celui-ci jusque chez le consommateur, rappelle le Conseil national de l’emballage.
Des produits alimentaires (huiles végétales, jus de fruits) sont proches des produits dits chimiques, et leur transport en vrac nécessite des dispositions précises pour assurer leur maintien à la bonne température, faute de quoi leur qualité à la consommation humaine serait réduite ou détruite.
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.