en fait de
\ɑ̃ fɛ də\
The verdict
“en fait 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) - Quand il s’agit de, s’agissant de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-fait-de · en fait de · French
en fait de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 fait de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ fɛ də\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en fait de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en fait de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ fɛ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quand il s’agit de, s’agissant de.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en fait de, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is en fait de, spelled E-N- -F-A-I-T- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Quand il s’agit de, s’agissant de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en fait de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les dévastateurs sont d’excellents experts en fait de peinture, car ils savent fort bien garder pour eux tout ce qu’il y a de bon.
À vingt-sept ans, il était, en fait de femmes, aussi innocent que l’enfant qui vient de naître, et quoiqu’il ne tétât plus sa nourrice, il n’avait pourtant jamais bu que du lait et de l’eau.
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.