au sein de
\o sɛ̃ də\
The verdict
“au sein 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parmi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-sein-de · au sein de · French
au sein de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | au sein de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \o sɛ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au sein de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au sein de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o sɛ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for au sein de in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is au sein de, spelled A-U- -S-E-I-N- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Parmi.
- 2Dans le cadre de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au sein de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais peut-on interdire la sociabilité, au sein d’une communauté qui a l’habitude de se retrouver au bar-tabac Le Vézelien ou de discuter longuement en pleine rue ?
Une réunion a lieu au sein du conseil d'administration.
Synonyms
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.