prêt à l’emploi
\pʁɛ.t‿a l‿ɑ̃.plwa\
The verdict
“prêt à l’emploi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit d’un équipement électronique utilisable dès sa connexion.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prêt à l’emploi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁɛ.t‿a l‿ɑ̃.plwa\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prêt à l’emploi” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prêt à l’emploi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁɛ.t‿a l‿ɑ̃.plwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d’un équipement électronique utilisable dès sa connexion.".
prêt à l’emploi has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prêt à l’emploi, spelled P-R-Ê-T- -À- -L-’-E-M-P-L-O-I.
Definition
- 1Se dit d’un équipement électronique utilisable dès sa connexion.
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.
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Using “prêt à l’emploi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-Ê-T- -À- -L-’-E-M-P-L-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɛ.t‿a l‿ɑ̃.plwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.