encas
French, noun/ɑ̃.ka/
encas is spelled E-N-C-A-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 70,496th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encas is a French noun meaning “alternative spelling of en-cas (1990 reform spelling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Repas léger”.
What does encas mean in English?
noun
- 1
alternative spelling of en-cas (1990 reform spelling)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Repas léger.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of encas
- en-cas
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encas?
- /ɑ̃.ka/
- /ɑ̃.kɑ/
- \ɑ̃.ka\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encas
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encas in French?
encas appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).