de front
\də fʁɔ̃\
The verdict
“de front” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Par-devant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-front · de front · French
de front · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de front |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \də fʁɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de front » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de front is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \də fʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for de front in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is de front, spelled D-E- -F-R-O-N-T.
Definition
- 1Par-devant.
- 2Sur une même ligne, côte à côte.
- 3En même temps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de front appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Attaquer l’ennemi de front.
Heurter de front les préjugés, Les attaquer sans ménagement.
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.