à fin de
\a fɛ̃ də\
The verdict
“à fin de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le but de. — Note. Cette locution est suivie d’un nom.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-fin-de · à fin de · French
à fin de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à fin de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \a fɛ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à fin de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à fin de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \a fɛ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans le but de. — Note. Cette locution est suivie d’un nom.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for à fin de in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à fin de, spelled À- -F-I-N- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Dans le but de. — Note. Cette locution est suivie d’un nom.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à fin de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le monitoire à fin de révélations est une procédure judiciaire de l’Ancien Régime.
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.