en famille
/ˌɒ̃ faˈmiː/
"en-famille" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“en famille” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - with one's family, or as a family
Corpus desk
Index EN-en-famille · en famille · English
en famille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | en famille |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌɒ̃ faˈmiː/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “en famille” in English
Rare enough to double-check
en famille is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˌɒ̃ faˈmiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
en famille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French en famille (literally “in family”). The correct English form is en famille, spelled E-N- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1with one's family, or as a family
- 2informally
- 3at home
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how en famille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then be careful how you accept invitations. To a large dinner, or an evening party, you may go with pleasure and safety indiscriminately, be the party of what side it may; but a breakfast or dinner, en famille, with those whom hereafter you will know as political opponents, may embarrass you exceedingly.
Etymology
Borrowed from French en famille (literally “in family”).
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.