en venir au fait
\ɑ̃ və.ni.ʁ‿o fɛ\
The verdict
“en venir au fait” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En venir à l’exécution.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-venir-au-fait · en venir au fait · French
en venir au fait · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 venir au fait |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ və.ni.ʁ‿o fɛ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en venir au fait » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en venir au fait is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃ və.ni.ʁ‿o fɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
en venir au fait doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en venir au fait, spelled E-N- -V-E-N-I-R- -A-U- -F-A-I-T.
Definition
- 1En venir à l’exécution.
- 2Aller directement au point essentiel. Ne pas faire de détours inutiles et dire ce qui est vraiment important.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en venir au fait appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il allait en venir au fait, si on ne l’eût retenu.
Il en venaient au fait sans verbiage. Quelques coups de reins, une ou deux jérémiades et le tout était plié.
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.