en faveur de
\ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en faveur de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en faveur de » en français
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
- 1En considération d’une chose passée, en vue d’une chose à venir, en considération de quelqu’un.
- 2À l’avantage de, au profit de.
- 3De manière favorable.
- 4« Prévenir en faveur de quelqu’un, de quelque chose », En donner d’avance une opinion avantageuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en faveur de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On lui pardonna en faveur des belles actions qu’il avait faites.
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.