enfin bref
\ɑ̃.fɛ̃ bʁɛf\
The verdict
“enfin bref” 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) - Enfin, pour résumer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-enfin-bref · enfin bref · French
enfin bref · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | enfin bref |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.fɛ̃ bʁɛf\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
enfin bref is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃.fɛ̃ bʁɛf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfin, pour résumer.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enfin bref, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is enfin bref, spelled E-N-F-I-N- -B-R-E-F.
Definition
- 1Enfin, pour résumer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how enfin bref appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ou bien encore l’officier allemand s’est fourvoyé trop en avant dans la zone neutre… Enfin, bref, on comprend ce qui s’est passé sans bien comprendre.
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.