de confiance

\də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\

/\də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\/ adj

The verdict

“de confiance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À qui on peut accorder sa confiance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-de-confiance · de confiance · French

de confiance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 de confiance
PropertyValue
Headwordde confiance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « de confiance » en français

de confiancesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

de confiance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À qui on peut accorder sa confiance.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for de confiance, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is de confiance, spelled D-E- -C-O-N-F-I-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    À qui on peut accorder sa confiance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Des personnes de confiance.

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 "de confiance"?
"de confiance" is spelled D-E- -C-O-N-F-I-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\.
What does "de confiance" mean?
As an adjective, "de confiance" means: À qui on peut accorder sa confiance.
How do you pronounce "de confiance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de confiance" is \də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "de confiance" come from?
"de confiance" is a French 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