en face
\ɑ̃ fas\
The verdict
“en face” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Devant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-face · en face · French
en face · 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 "E" 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 | en face |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ fas\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en face is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ fas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Devant.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en face, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is en face, spelled E-N- -F-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Devant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en face appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tournez à droite et vous verrez le cinéma est en face.
— Hé ! la maison de Mme Le Gannec, s’il vous plaît ? — C’est là, en face toi, répondit le marin, qui indiqua la maison d’un geste de la main et continua sa route.
This word in other languages
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