être en tort

\ɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tɔʁ\

/\ɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tɔʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“être en tort” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avoir tort, ne pas avoir raison, se tromper.

Key facts for être en tort
PropertyValue
Headwordêtre en tort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tɔʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “être en tort” sits in French frequency

être en tort falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for être en tort is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tɔʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for être en tort in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 être en tort, spelled Ê-T-R-E- -E-N- -T-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir tort, ne pas avoir raison, se tromper.
  2. 2
    Dans une affaire, une dispute, un litige, être la partie qui a commis une faute, un tort.

Synonyms

avoir tortfaire erreurse fourrer le doigt dans l’œilse fourrer le doigt dans l’œil jusqu’au coudese gourerse tromper

Antonyms

avoir raisonêtre dans le 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "être en tort"?
"être en tort" is spelled Ê-T-R-E- -E-N- -T-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tɔʁ\.
What does "être en tort" mean?
As a verb, "être en tort" means: Avoir tort, ne pas avoir raison, se tromper.
How do you pronounce "être en tort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "être en tort" is \ɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "être en tort" come from?
"être en tort" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “être en tort”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Ê-T-R-E- -E-N- -T-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list