en vogue

[ɑ̃ voːk]

/[ɑ̃ voːk]/ phrase

The verdict

“en vogue” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei Menschen beliebt, als modern aufgefasst/bewertet

Corpus desk

Index DE-en-vogue · en vogue · German

en vogue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for en vogue
PropertyValue
Headworden vogue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɑ̃ voːk]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „en vogue“ im Deutschen

en vogueschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

en vogue is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɑ̃ voːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei Menschen beliebt, als modern aufgefasst/bewertet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for en vogue, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is en vogue, spelled E-N- -V-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei Menschen beliebt, als modern aufgefasst/bewertet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how en vogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Da fragt man sich natürlich, was bei unseren Kindern en vogue sein wird.“
  2. „In Teilen der Gesellschaft sei er nicht mehr verpönt, sondern sogar en vogue.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "en vogue"?
"en vogue" is spelled E-N- -V-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ̃ voːk].
What does "en vogue" mean?
As a phrase, "en vogue" means: bei Menschen beliebt, als modern aufgefasst/bewertet
How do you pronounce "en vogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en vogue" is [ɑ̃ voːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en vogue" come from?
"en vogue" is a German 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list