en vrai
\ɑ̃ vʁe\
The verdict
“en vrai” 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) - Pour de vrai ; véritablement ; en vérité ; en fait.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-vrai · en vrai · French
en vrai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 vrai |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ vʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en vrai » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en vrai is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ vʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pour de vrai ; véritablement ; en vérité ; en fait.".
No misspelling variants are generated for en vrai in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en vrai, spelled E-N- -V-R-A-I.
Definition
- 1Pour de vrai ; véritablement ; en vérité ; en fait.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en vrai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En vrai, je vais vous dire, les keufs, c'est pas à cause du Booster qu'ils m'ont gaulé... J'ai cru que je pourrais m'amuser avec eux...
En même temps, comment blâmer ceux qui posent la question de savoir « comment il est en vrai » ?
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.