en faveur de

\ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\

/\ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\/ prep

The verdict

“en faveur 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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En considération d’une chose passée, en vue d’une chose à venir, en considération de quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-en-faveur-de · en faveur de · French

en faveur de · 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 "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.

Key facts for en faveur de
PropertyValue
Headworden faveur de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en faveur de » en français

en faveur dereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

en faveur de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for en faveur de in our index, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is en faveur de, spelled E-N- -F-A-V-E-U-R- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En considération d’une chose passée, en vue d’une chose à venir, en considération de quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    À l’avantage de, au profit de.
  3. 3
    De manière favorable.
  4. 4
    « Prévenir en faveur de quelqu’un, de quelque chose », En donner d’avance une opinion avantageuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On lui pardonna en faveur des belles actions qu’il avait faites.
  2. Il a déclaré un tel son héritier en faveur de ce mariage.

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 "en faveur de"?
"en faveur de" is spelled E-N- -F-A-V-E-U-R- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\.
What does "en faveur de" mean?
As a preposition, "en faveur de" means: En considération d’une chose passée, en vue d’une chose à venir, en considération de quelqu’un.
How do you pronounce "en faveur de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en faveur de" is \ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en faveur de" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list