en faveur de
\ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\
The verdict
“en faveur de” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En considération d’une chose passée, en vue d’une chose à venir, en considération de quelqu’un.
| 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) |
Where “en faveur de” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en faveur de is 12 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “en faveur de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -F-A-V-E-U-R- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃ fa.vœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.