in aeternum
The verdict
“in aeternum” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans l’éternité, pour l’éternité, éternellement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-in-aeternum · in aeternum · French
in aeternum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | in aeternum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « in aeternum » en français
Rare enough to double-check
in aeternum is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans l’éternité, pour l’éternité, éternellement.".
in aeternum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is in aeternum, spelled I-N- -A-E-T-E-R-N-U-M.
Definition
- 1Dans l’éternité, pour l’éternité, éternellement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how in aeternum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le fleuve – qu’on entend mugir par-dessus les toits – parle, malgré sa vivacité, de Jourdain, de mer Morte, de civilisation pastorale, parfumée bon gré mal gré et in aeternum de suint de mouton.
Synonyms
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.