afin de
\a.fɛ̃ də\
The verdict
“afin 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le but de, dans l'objectif de, avec pour finalité de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-afin-de · afin de · French
afin de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | afin de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \a.fɛ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « afin de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
afin 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, dans l'objectif de, avec pour finalité de.".
No misspelling variants are generated for afin de in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is afin de, spelled A-F-I-N- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Dans le but de, dans l'objectif de, avec pour finalité de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how afin de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle partait pour un mois en Belgique voir sa mère et me demandait comme un service de bien vouloir occuper son appartement en son absence, afin d’arroser les plantes vertes.
La pièce a été soigneusement nettoyée à grands coups de balai, de serpillière et de détergent afin de rendre l'endroit vivable.
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.