en raison de
\ɑ̃ ʁɛ.zɔ̃ də\
The verdict
“en raison 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) - Vu ; en considération de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-raison-de · en raison de · French
en raison 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 raison de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ʁɛ.zɔ̃ də\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en raison de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en raison de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ ʁɛ.zɔ̃ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
en raison de doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 raison de, spelled E-N- -R-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Vu ; en considération de.
- 2En proportion de, sur le pied de.
- 3En relation proportionnelle directe ou inverse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en raison de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les mousses, en raison de leur gymnastique particulière, ont aussi les bras et les muscles pectoraux très-gros.
Quelques invités et festivaliers se sont désistés au dernier moment, en raison de la reprise de l’épidémie.
Synonyms
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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.